Uses

ID Crop ID Part Use Category Notes Metadata ID
331 Meadow Salsify Root Food The root can be eaten raw or cooked. The roots have a sweet flavour due to their inulin content. 7,471
332 Meadow Salsify Leaf Food Young leaves and shoots can be eaten raw or cooked. They can be added to mixed salads or used in soups etc. The leaves are best used as they come into growth in the spring. 7,471
333 Meadow Salsify Root Medicinal Goat's beard is considered to be a useful remedy for the liver and gallbladder. It appears to have a detoxifying effect and may stimulate the appetite and digestion. Its high inulin content makes this herb a useful food for diabetics since inulin is a nutrient made of fructose rather than glucose units and therefore does not raise blood sugar levels. The root is astringent, depurative, diuretic, expectorant, nutritive and stomachic. A syrup made from the root gives great relief in cases of obstinate coughs and bronchitis. 7,471
334 Pot Marigold Whole Ornamental The pot marigold (Calendula officinalis) is grown especially for ornamental purposes. 7,474
335 Pot Marigold Whole Industrial The pot marigold (Calendula officinalis) is grown especially for ornamental purposes and is commonly found in herbal products and cosmetics. 7,474
336 Pot Marigold Flower Food The petal-like ray flowers are edible and are sometimes used in salads. 7,474
337 Pot Marigold Extract (oil) Industrial Calendula oil is made by infusing marigold flowers in a carrier oil. This oil can be used on its own or to make ointments, creams, or salves. Calendula can also be processed into a tincture, tea, and capsules. 7,474
338 Pot Marigold Extract (oil) Medicinal Calendula oil may be an alternative remedy to treat various skin conditions as well as improve the quality and appearance of the skin. Calendula oil has antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties that might make it useful in healing wounds, soothing eczema, and relieving diaper rash. It’s also used as an antiseptic. 7,474
339 Sweet Wormwood Whole Medicinal Used traditionally in China to treat fevers and hemorrhoids. 7,476
340 Sweet Wormwood Extract (oil) Industrial As a source of essential oils for the perfume industry. 7,476
341 Sweet Wormwood Whole Feed (Forage/Fodder) Different tissues of the plant have been analyzed for its potential use in animal feed and scored high values for antioxidant capacity (ORAC and total phenolics) and as source of aminoacids, with negligible amounts of anti-nutritive components such as phytates and oxalates. 7,476
342 White Butterbur Leaves and petioles Food The small fleshy petioles (leaf stems) are very palatable when cooked and eaten like asparagus. 7,487
343 White Butterbur Root Medicinal The root is emmenagogue, hypnotic, sedative and vulnerary. The ground or finely chopped rhizome has a healing effect when applied to slow-healing or weak ulcers, or to suppurating wounds. An infusion of the leaves is a specific remedy for coughs. A homeopathic remedy is made from the roots. It is used in the treatment of wounds, ulcers etc. 7,487
344 White Butterbur Whole Ornamental A good ground cover for the wilder areas of the garden. It is too invasive to be used in small gardens and is only suitable for covering large areas. 7,487
345 Wild Lettuce Extract (oil) Oil (Food) A mild flavoured oil, used in cooking, is obtained from the seeds. 7,504
346 Wild Lettuce Whole Medicinal The whole plant is rich in a milky sap that flows freely from any wounds. This hardens and dries when in contact with the air. The sap contains 'lactucarium', which is used in medicine for its anodyne, antispasmodic, digestive, diuretic, hypnotic, narcotic and sedative properties. 7,504
347 Yacon Root Food They are usually eaten raw, (fresh or sun-dried) or steamed, baked, roasted, or juiced into syrup. In the Peruvian Andes where yacon production is flourishing, one can find yacon processed into almost anything in the local markets. Here in the U.S. several relatively new yacon root syrups are now available in health food stores and natural products markets as a low-calorie alternative to corn syrup or molasses. 7,507
348 Yacon Root Medicinal In South American herbal medicine systems the tubers are taken raw as a diuretic for kidney and bladder problems while they decoct the leaves for cystitis, hepatosis, and nephrosis in Bolivia. 7,507
349 Yacon Leaf Medicinal In Peru, the leaves are prepared into a warm poultice and used externally for myalgia and rheumatism. In Brazil the leaves of the plant are brewed into a tea as a natural remedy for diabetes. 7,507
350 Garde Robe Whole Medicinal A. fragrantissima is especially popular in Egyptian folk medicine for the treatment of common health problems such as respiratory disease, eye infections, small pox, fever, gastrointestinal disturbances, diabetes, dysmenorrhea, headache or fatigue. 7,516