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Latin Name	Common Name	Edibility Rating	Medicinal Rating
Anemarrhena asphodeloides	Zhi Mu	0	3
Angelica decursiva		2	2
Borago officinalis	Borage, Common borage,Cool-tankard, Tailwort	3	3
Celtis australis	Nettle Tree, European hackberry	3	2
Hemiptelea davidii		2	1
Hordeum vulgare	Barley, Common barley	4	3
Juncus effusus	Soft Rush, Common rush, Lamp rush, Pacific rush	1	2
Medicago lupulina	Black Medick	2	1
Polygonatum sibiricum	Huang Jing	2	2
Prunus japonica	Korean Cherry, Japanese bush cherry	3	3
Prunus japonica nakai	Japanese Plum	3	3
Schisandra chinensis	Magnolia Vine, Wu Wei Zi	4	5
Schisandra sphenanthera		2	5
Sesamum indicum	Sesame	3	3
Thuja orientalis	Biota	1	3
Ulmus pumila	Siberian Elm, Hybrid elm	2	2

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