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Added: 2026-05-26

Galgwinamul (Galgwinamul) is a perennial vine plant belonging to the Fabaceae family, native to Korea, Japan, China, and Siberia, characterized by its strong vitality and delicate beauty; it features a square stem, compound leaves with 10-14 leaflets, and distinctive tendrils that curl like horse collars, blooming with purple flowers from June to September; the plant serves multiple purposes including culinary use as a wild vegetable, traditional medicine for treating joint pain and muscle pain, agricultural use as a nitrogen-fixing green manure crop, and as livestock feed, while also attracting bees due to its abundant nectar.