Uses

ID Crop ID Part Use Category Notes Metadata ID
271 Tansy Leaf Beverages Teas made of T. vulgare are bitter beverages brewed from fresh or dried leaves and tops. The tea is said to have a calming effect. 7,385
272 Tansy Leaf Food Fresh young leaves are used to spice omelettes, fish or meat pies. 7,385
273 Tarragon Leaf Food The fresh or dried leaves of tarragon have a sweet anise-like scent and a peculiar bittersweet flavour and are used for seasoning foods like salads, soups, stews and sauces. They are particularly suited to flavour chicken, egg and lobster preparations 7,409
274 Tarragon Leaf Industrial The leaves yield an essential oil (known as tarragon or estragon oil) which is used in perfumery. 7,409
275 Tarragon Extract (oil) Industrial Tarragon oil also possesses bactericidal and nematicidal activity. 7,409
276 Triffid Weed Whole Environmental It is used as a green manure and mulch crop. 7,410
277 Triffid Weed Whole Medicinal Siam weed is used as a medicine for intestinal pains, colds and cough in the Caribbean region; in Ivory coast, for healing wounds, as a purgative, a remedy against cough, malaria, smallpox and yellow fever. In Thailand, C. odorata is traditionally used to stop bleeding. 7,410
278 Wild Sunflower Whole Ornamental Tithonia diversifolia is a fast-growing species, used as a garden ornamental. 7,411
279 Wild Sunflower Whole Environmental Tithonia diversifolia is a fast-growing species, used as a green manure in agroforestry systems. 7,411
280 Wild Sunflower Forage (dry) Feed (Forage/Fodder) Tithonia diversifolia is a fast-growing species, used as a fodder crop for livestock such as goats and cattle. 7,411
281 Blessed Thistle Leaf Food Young leaves can be eaten raw. The herb is used as a flavouring. 7,412
282 Blessed Thistle Flower Food Flower heads, harvested before the flowers open, have been used as a globe artichoke. 7,412
283 Blessed Thistle Whole Medicinal The whole plant is astringent, bitter, cholagogue, diaphoretic, diuretic, strongly emetic in large doses, emmenagogue, galactogogue, stimulant, stomachic and tonic. Although less widely used nowadays, it is still seen to have a wide range of applications though it is mainly employed as an ingredient in herbal tonics. 7,412
284 Blessed Thistle Seed Oil (Food) A good quality oil is obtained from the seed. 7,412
285 Canadian Fleabane Extract (oil) Medicinal In Japan and China, the essential oils from C. canadensis are used in the treatment of jaundice , and the oils have been observed to have antifungal effects. 7,419
286 Canadian Fleabane Extract (oil) Environmental Plant extracts have some antifeedant effects on insect species, and as such have potential use as repellents in stored grains. 7,419
287 Common Groundsel Seed Feed (Forage/Fodder) It serves as a favourite food for rabbits and the seeds are eaten by birds. 7,427
288 Common Groundsel Leaves and petioles Medicinal It is of medicinal value, used internally and externally at the flowering stage and before head opening, while leaves and juice of the plant can also be used the year around to treat a wide range of medical conditions. 7,427
289 German Chamomile Flower Beverages The tea made from the flower heads of German chamomile is becoming increasingly popular and sometimes those flower heads are added to teas to increase flavour and bulk. 7,432
290 German Chamomile Flower Medicinal The most widespread use of chamomile flowers on the market is as a herbal remedy. German chamomile is widely used medicinally as an anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antispasmodic and sedative agent. Hydrophobic and hydrophillic components of German chamomile relax smooth muscles. 7,432