“Samgukyusa”, written by Ilyeon, is one of the oldest books presenting the history of the period of Three Kingdom in Korea. The plants described in this book are very important in Ethnobotanical aspects in Korea. So, the purpose of this study is t...
“Samgukyusa”, written by Ilyeon, is one of the oldest books presenting the history of the period of Three Kingdom in Korea. The plants described in this book are very important in Ethnobotanical aspects in Korea. So, the purpose of this study is to compile the list of the plants appeared in the book, and to examine the scientific names of them texonomically as well as the utilities of them ethnobotanically. As the result, 62 plant names were compiled in the list, among which 45 names were identified taxonomically and hence could be given proper scientific names. The plants were also found to be used for food, industry, garden and religion.