More than 460 kinds of medicinal plants are distributed in South Hwanghae Province. In Chongryo medicine, forest asiabell, which grows well in the Hangggu and Unryul counties, is used as a tonic for the stomach and as cures for xerostomia, loss of appetite and flatulence and its decoction is used as blood-making, invigorating material for anaemia and physical weakness after illness. Forest asiabell is widely used in the dietary life as well. In May and June, its young leaves

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