葵,揆字转。《尔雅翼》释曰:“葵者,揆也。葵叶倾日,不使照其根,乃智以揆之也”。葵类植物并非一个分类学范畴,但因具有相同的特性而以葵名之。《植物名实图考》云:“古代于菜之滑者多曰葵。如落葵,《本草纲目》云:“落葵冷滑如葵,故得葵名”。又如龙葵,曰:“言其性滑如葵也”。葵类植物很多,大多可供蔬食。 Kwai, 揆 word transfer. “Elegance Wing” release said: “Kwai who, 揆 also. Kwai Ye Kwai day, not according to its root, but the wisdom of 揆 also.” Kwai plants are not a taxonomic category, but because of the same characteristics and the Kwai name. “Botanical name map test” cloud: “In ancient times, the slider of the food is more than the sunflower, such as Lakui,” Compendium of Materia Medica “cloud:” Lankai cold sliding such as Kwai, it was Kwai name. “Another example is the Long Kwai, said : ”Say its sexual slip like Kwai also." A lot of sunflower plants, mostly for vegetables.