Drug or Toxic? A Brief Understanding of the Edible Corolla of Rhododendron decorum Franch. by Bai Nationality with Comparative Metabolomics Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Rhododendron is a traditional ornamental and medicinal plant in China, renowned for its aesthetic appeal and therapeutic properties. Regarding Rhododendron decorum Franch., mainly distributed in Yunnan Province, its corolla is regarded as an edible food by the Bai ethnic group in Yunnan Province. However, it is still unclear why the Bai people choose to use the Rhododendron species in their seasonal diet. Here, we employed comparative metabolomics analysis to explore the variations in the metabolites and the enriched biosynthesis pathways within the different floral organs of R. decorum Franch. from Heqing and Yulong County. The metabolite analysis showed that 1340 metabolites were identified from the floral organs in the two regions. Comparing the different flower org

SUBMITTER: Liu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11434486 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature