Uses

ID Crop ID Part Use Category Notes Metadata ID
1,414 Red Chilli Leaf Food In some regions shoot tips and young leaves are eaten as a vegetable. 8,450
1,415 Red Chilli Fruit Medicinal Pungent peppers cause strong salivation, aid digestion and are laxative. It is also recommended for people suffering from amoeba infection and intestinal worms. In pure or processed form it is applied externally as a rubefacient and analgesic in cases of back-pain, rheumatism, articular and muscular pains and swollen feet, and antidote in cases of poisoning. 8,450
1,416 Red Chilli Fruit Medicinal Pungent peppers cause strong salivation, aid digestion and are laxative. It is also recommended for people suffering from amoeba infection and intestinal worms. In pure or processed form it is applied externally as a rubefacient and analgesic in cases of back-pain, rheumatism, articular and muscular pains and swollen feet, and antidote in cases of poisoning. 8,450
1,417 Red Chilli Leaf Medicinal The leaves are used as a dressing for wounds and sores, and the leaf sap is squeezed into the eyes against headache. The leaves are prepared as a potion to treat coughs and heart-pain. 8,450
1,418 Red Chilli Whole Ornamental Especially in Western countries bushy erect capsicum types with many small red or yellow fruits are popular as ornamental potplants. 8,450
1,419 Cocoa Seed Food The dried, fermented and roasted seeds of this plant, called cacao beans, are the source of cocoa, chocolate and cocoa butter. These are widely used in the confectionery industry to made chocolate confections, cakes, ice cream, drinks etc. 8,451
1,420 Cocoa Fruit Food The fruit contains about 20 - 40 seeds surrounded by a thin, succulent pulp with a slightly sweet flavour. This pulp is sucked as a sweet snack. It can be made into juices and jellies. 8,451
1,421 Cocoa Seed Medicinal The seed contains a range of medically active constituents including xanthines, a fixed oil and endorphins. It is a bitter, stimulant, diuretic herb that stimulates the nervous system, lowers blood pressure and dilates the coronary arteries. Cacao powder and butter are nutritive, the latter also soothes and softens damaged skin. 8,451
1,422 Cocoa Leaf Medicinal An infusion of the leaf buds is used with incense to treat diarrhoea. 8,451
1,423 Cocoa Pod Medicinal An infusion of the dry pods is used to decrease leprosy spots. 8,451
1,424 Cocoa Seed Industrial Cocoa-bean fat from unfermented cocoa beans can be extracted and used in soap making. Cacao butter, obtained from the seeds, is used in skin creams, cosmetics and as a suppository base. 8,451
1,425 Chinese Potato Tuber Food The aromatic tubers are eaten as a delicacy, cooked or steamed, often with rice, but sometimes raw. Young tubers (white) are often used in soups or in vegetable dishes. 8,447
1,426 Cucumber Fruit Food Fruit - raw or cooked. The cucumber is a common ingredient of salads, being valued mainly for its crisp texture and juiciness. 8,452
1,427 Chinese Potato Leaf Food Cooked leaves are eaten as a vegetable. 8,447
1,428 Cucumber Leaf Food Young leaves and stems - raw or cooked as a potherb. 8,452
1,429 Cucumber Seed Oil (Food) Oil from seed. Said to resemble olive oil, it is used in salad dressings and French cooking. 8,452
1,430 Cucumber Leaf Medicinal The leaf juice is emetic, it is used to treat dyspepsia in children. 8,452
1,431 Cucumber Fruit Medicinal The fresh fruit is used internally in the treatment of blemished skin, heat rash etc, whilst it is used externally as a poultice for burns, sores etc and also as a cosmetic for softening the skin. 8,452
1,432 Cucumber Seed Medicinal The seed is cooling, diuretic, tonic and vermifuge. 8,452
1,433 Cucumber Fruit Industrial The fruit is applied to the skin as a cleansing cosmetic to soften and whiten it. The juice is used in many beauty products. 8,452