Steven Foster's Images of Talinum paniculatum, Jewels of Opar, Tu-ren-shen (root), tu-ren-shen-ye (leaves)

Stock images of Talinum paniculatum, Jewels of Opar, Tu-ren-shen (root), tu-ren-shen-ye (leaves). Photos © 2011 Steven Foster. Please contact us for pricing and terms at sfoster@stevenfoster.com or call +1-479-253-2629.

RFive images of Talinum paniculatum, Jewels of Opar, Tu-ren-shen (root), tu-ren-shen-ye (leaves), Portulaccaceae, Purslane Family. Mostly native to warmer regions of the Americas, naturalized elsewhere. As the Chinese name infers, the plant has a fleshy rootstock adopted as a tonic in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Leaves are considerd edible. Used in various folk medicine traditions in Asia.