Talk:Polygonatum

The text of this article mentions the Liliaceae as a family, the taxobox the ruscaceae. One or the other must change, the curent version is inconsistent.

The text of Ruscaceae says that the family is excepted by just a few taxonomists. Does that make it sensible to adopt it in the english wiki?

TeunSpaans 17:22, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

The true Soloman's Seal?

The picture on the site is labelled Polygonatum multiflorum, but check on the picture and it is said to be Soloman's Seal - which is Polygonatum biflorum. This picture to me looks like the multiflorum, big leaves, but which is correct, label on the page or name of the flower as given on the the [picture psge? --Dumarest 17:38, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

To continue, I go back to thinking biflorum, since it has multiple blossoms undet the leaf stem, not the single blossom at the end of the stem. --Dumarest 12:05, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

Traditional medicine

I have just added medicinal information to the page Polygonatum odoratum. As I have proceeded to include Polygonatum odoratum in the "medicinal plants" category, I have found that Polygonatum was already in the category. I think that it is not appropriate, since Polygonatum refers to a genus. I see that the editor of this information used the same source as me: my compatriot Pius Font i Quer. It is a fact that this scientist only talks about Polygonatum odoratum. I therefore propose to suppress the information relative to traditional medicine from this page.--Auró (talk) 12:25, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

According to the reference 3 on this page, P. biflorum is also used medicinally. Perhaps several species have medicinal uses? Sminthopsis84 (talk) 13:45, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

It maybe that a more careful consideration will be needed. Additional information is welcome.--Auró (talk) 09:04, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

broken link

aphrodisiac reference is unfound. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DGerman (talk • contribs) 23:37, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Repaired now by linking to the publisher's web site. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 22:13, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

Traditional medicine

The description about its medical function in traditional Chinese medicine is based on a book from Amazon. Maybe it is not a reliable source. More published statistics would be better.Polkadot Magnolia (talk) 20:09, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Edibility

Ive seen several sources claiming the entire plant excluding the rhizome is toxic, but the article says one variant is used as food including bits my other sources said are deadly toxic! This article needs serious research as the way it is presented could endanger someone. 90.247.227.132 (talk) 17:09, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

Medicine

I have an app on my phone called "Picture This" which states that the berries are poisonous to humans. This page needs to be updated before someone mistakenly tries to cure their diabetes, increase their sexual function, or enhance their qi by eating the berries. Jtrohn (talk) 20:36, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

I added a statement in the Description, Medicine, and Food sections stating that the berries may be poisonous to humans. I did not include a citation. I am not an expert in this field nor do I know know of any sources other than the app that I use for identifying plants. Please excuse this but I could not in good conscience not add something to warn people about the berries being poisonous. Jtrohn (talk) 20:48, 11 July 2023 (UTC)