Uses

ID Crop ID Part Use Category Notes Metadata ID
211 Coltsfoot Leaf Food oung leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. They can be used in salads, added to soups, or cooked as a vegetable. 7,293
212 Coltsfoot Leaf Medicinal The plant is antitussive, astringent, demulcent, emollient, expectorant, stimulant and tonic. It is widely used in the treatment of coughs and respiratory problem. 7,293
213 Common Wormwood Leaf Medicinal It has a great importance as a folk medicine in ancient history from the time of Greek as an antiseptic, anthelminitc, antipyretic, antimalarial, antioxidant, hepatoprotective and neuroprotective. 7,295
214 Common Wormwood Leaf Industrial This crops has been incorporated as feed additive in livestock nutrition for augmenting nutrient utilization and animal performance. 7,295
215 Common Wormwood Forage (fresh) Feed (Forage/Fodder) A. absinthium is used as whole plant in ruminant feeding. 7,295
216 Cotton Lavender Leaf Food The aromatic leaves are used as a flavouring for broths, sauces, grain dishes etc. 7,299
217 Cotton Lavender Leaf Medicinal The leaves and flowering tops are antispasmodic, disinfectant, emmenagogue, stimulant and vermifuge. Cotton lavender is rarely used medicinally, though it is sometimes used internally as a vermifuge for children and to treat poor digestion and menstrual problems. 7,299
218 Cotton Lavender Whole Ornamental Plants can also be grown for ground cover. 7,299
219 Cotton Lavender Extract (oil) Industrial An essential oil from the leaves is used in perfumery, the oil is also obtained from the flowers. 7,299
220 Daisy Whole Ornamental NULL 7,305
221 Daisy Flower Food The daisy is occasionally used as a potherb. 7,305
222 Daisy Leaf Medicinal Daisies are a popular domestic remedy with a wide range of applications. They are a traditional wound herb and are also said to be especially useful in treating delicate and listless children. 7,305
223 Dandelion Leaf Food The leaves are also eaten as a vegetable. When grown without light (artificially or when covered with earth) the pale leaves are more brittle and taste better. 7,306
224 Dandelion Flower Ornamental Dandelions were cultivated in Japan for ornamental purposes. 7,306
225 Dandelion Flower Food In spring the flowers contain much nectar and are locally important for the production of honey. 7,306
226 Edelweiss Forage (fresh) Medicinal The aerial parts of Edelweiss plants have been referred to as being useful in the treatment of intestinal disorders such as diarrhea, dysentery and colic . 7,312
227 Edelweiss Whole Ornamental The major commercial uses are currently purely decorative, it being offered for sale as a fresh alpine-garden plant or for dried flower arrangements. 7,312
228 Elecampane Leaf Food Leaves are cooked. Rather bitter and aromatic, they were used as a potherb by the ancient Romans 7,318
229 Elecampane Root Food Root are candied and eaten as a sweetmeat. 7,318
230 Elecampane Whole Medicinal A very safe herb to use, it is suitable for the old and the young and especially useful when the patient is debilitated. It cleanses toxins from the body, stimulating the immune and digestive systems and treating bacterial and fungal infections. The root is alterative, anthelmintic, antiseptic, astringent, bitter, cholagogue, demulcent, diaphoretic, diuretic, mildly expectorant, gently stimulant, stomachic, tonic. 7,318