Uses

ID Crop ID Part Use Category Notes Metadata ID
533 Tendu Fruit Food NULL 7,891
534 Tendu Leaf Food The leaves are higly esteemed for wrapping bidis. Their flavour, flexibility and resistance to decay are properties which are particularly valued for this use. 7,891
535 Tendu Whole (without root) Medicinal The leaves, flowers and bark have medicinal properties. 7,891
536 Russian Olive Fruit Food E. angustifolia fruit are olive-shaped yellow drupes that are edible and taste slightly sweet and pleasant to the taste; it is thought to be the wild olive described by writers of Ancient Greek. The fruit is apparently sold in Turkish markets as “ighide agaghi”. 7,893
537 Russian Olive Fruit Beverages The fruit is consumed fresh and dried in Turkey, Iran and Greece and is used for making alcoholic drinks or preserves such as marmalade. 7,893
538 Russian Olive Whole Ornamental E. angustifolia has values as an ornamental, and for landscaping, wildlife, revegetation and mine reclamation, though it is not a major source of raw materials where introduced. Although short lived it is a useful landscaping tree for its foliage colour especially useful for hedging. 7,893
539 Russian Olive Wood Industrial The timber is hard and brownish-yellow with a beautiful grain, being similar to that of white elm (Ulmus pumila, Ulmus americana). It can be used to make farm tools, furniture, mining poles and civil construction, and makes a good fuel and useful fenceposts. 7,893
540 Russian Olive Leaf Feed (Forage/Fodder) The tree is considered a good source for bee foraging. Foliage, however, has low palatability for most livestock, though young leaves may be browsed. 7,893
541 Russian Olive Whole (without root) Medicinal The leaves, shoots, flowers, fruits and bark have been traditionally used in Chinese medicine. All parts of the tree are used in ethnomedicine to treat a range of conditions. It has a range of activities including astringent, antitussive, antiinflammatory and carminative and well as beneficial effects on joint and arthritic pain, and wound healing. It has also been used as a female aphrodisiac, a liver and spleen tonic, a treatment for diarrhoea, osteoporosis and stomach problems. 7,893
542 Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae salicifolia) Fruit Food A very nutritious food, and possibly the most nutritious fruit that can be grown in temperate climates. It is very rich in vitamins, especially vitamin C, plus minerals and bioflavonoids, and is also a source of essential fatty acids. 7,907
543 Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae salicifolia) Extract (oil) Medicinal The tender branches and leaves contain bio-active substances which are used to produce an oil that is quite distinct from the oil produced from the fruit. This oil is used as an ointment for treating burns. A high-quality medicinal oil is made from the fruit and used in the treatment of cardiac disorders, it is also said to be particularly effective when applied to the skin to heal burns, eczema and radiation injury, and is taken internally in the treatment of stomach and intestinal diseases. 7,907
544 Carabeen Wood Industrial The wood is suitable for furniture, flooring, lining, plywood, turning and internal joinery. 7,921
545 Silver Quandong Whole Ornamental Large tree for parks and gardens, rainforest gardens, Australia native gardens. 7,932
546 Silver Quandong Wood Industrial Timber is used for cabinet making, racing sculls, oars, aircraft construction. 7,932
547 Alpine-rose Whole Ornamental It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens, where it can be used to form a ground cover. 7,934
548 Alpine-rose Whole Medicinal The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. 7,934
549 Alpine-rose Extract (oil) Industrial An extract of a culture of the leaf cells is used as an ingredient in commercial cosmetic preparations as a skin conditioner. An extract of the flowers is used as an ingredient in commercial cosmetic preparations as a skin conditioner. 7,934
550 Bilberry Fruit Food Fruit of whortleberry is juicy, edible, and has a "nutlike flavor". Berries are eaten fresh or gathered for use in jams and jellies. 7,936
551 Bilberry Leaf Beverages Leaves of whortleberry have been used to make tea. 7,936
552 Bilberry Fruit Medicinal Both fruit and leaves are reported to have some medicinal value. 7,936