Known as gaemichwi (개미취) in Korean, the plant is considered a chwinamul (edible Aster) variety used in Korean cuisine.

It has an antibacterial action, inhibiting the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli, Bacillus dysenteriae, B. typhi, Pseudomonas and Vibrio proteus.

[3][citation needed] In Japan, Aster tataricus is known as shion, or 紫苑.

The flower has a meaning in hanakotoba, the Japanese language of flowers, which corresponds to "I won't forget you.

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