Compendium of Materia Medica
"Wurfbainia villosa" has the tastes of sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and spicy; its flowers, fruit, roots, stems and leaves can be used as medicine. Since the Tang dynasty, many ancient books of medicine records such as the Compendium of Materia Medica and some other books say "W. villosa" tastes acrid but fresh, slightly bitter.