[Pinyin] [jǔ ruò]

[Definition] Konjac (ruò).

Konjac is a perennial rooted tuberous herb of the genus Konjac in the family Tennessee. Native to India, Ceylon, Malay Peninsula, southwest China, its cultivation has been many years of history, since ancient times is one of China's ancient books of medicinal herbs. Distributed in Vietnam, the Himalayas to Thailand and mainland China, Gansu, Ningxia to Jiangnan provinces, Shaanxi and other places, growing at an altitude of 310 meters to 2,200 meters above sea level in the region, mostly in the forest edge, under the sparse forests and streams and valleys along the wetlands.