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ID 573
Crop ID African Nut Tree
Part Leaf
Use Category Food
Notes The protein-rich leaves are eaten as a cooked vegetable with dried fish and... more
The protein-rich leaves are eaten as a cooked vegetable with dried fish and are used as forage for goats and sheep.
Metadata ID 7,946
ID 574
Crop ID African Nut Tree
Part Leaf
Use Category Feed (Forage/Fodder)
Notes The protein-rich leaves are eaten as a cooked vegetable with dried fish and... more
The protein-rich leaves are eaten as a cooked vegetable with dried fish and are used as forage for goats and sheep.
Metadata ID 7,946
ID 575
Crop ID African Nut Tree
Part Wood
Use Category Industrial
Notes The wood, called ‘erimado’ or ‘essessang’ in trade, is very light, soft and... more
The wood, called ‘erimado’ or ‘essessang’ in trade, is very light, soft and perishable, but is occasionally used in carving and for making household utensils, furniture, boxes and crates. The wood is also suitable for boat building, sporting goods, toys and novelties, hardboard, particle board, plywood, wood-wool and wood-pulp.
Metadata ID 7,946
ID 576
Crop ID African Nut Tree
Part Bark
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Bark of the root and stem is used in decoctions or lotions to treat constip... more
Bark of the root and stem is used in decoctions or lotions to treat constipation, cough, dysentery, rheumatism, rickets in children, oedema, elephantiasis, fungal infection, blennorrhoea, painful menstruation, and to prevent miscarriage, relieve pain in pregnant women, cure infertility in women, give strength to premature babies, and to mature abscesses, furuncles and buboes.
Metadata ID 7,946
ID 577
Crop ID Barinas Nut
Part Seed
Use Category Oil (Food)
Notes The seeds are a source of an edible oil rich in linoleic acid (34.4%).
Metadata ID 7,950
ID 578
Crop ID Barinas Nut
Part Seed
Use Category Oil (Fuel)
Notes The oil extracted from the shells and seeds is used as an illuminant.
Metadata ID 7,950
ID 579
Crop ID Barinas Nut
Part Wood
Use Category Industrial
Notes The wood is not regarded as valuable or durable. It is used for furniture. ... more
The wood is not regarded as valuable or durable. It is used for furniture. The wood is used to make an excellent charcoal.
Metadata ID 7,950
ID 580
Crop ID Barinas Nut
Part Seed
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Nuts and oil are an excellent cure for pulmonary complaints and dermatitis.
Metadata ID 7,950
ID 581
Crop ID Bignay
Part Fruit
Use Category Food
Notes Ripe fruit can be eaten raw; it stains mouth and fingers. Unripe berries ar... more
Ripe fruit can be eaten raw; it stains mouth and fingers. Unripe berries are rather sour and since the berries in a bunch do not ripen evenly, the fruit is often used to make jam or jelly.
Metadata ID 7,952
ID 582
Crop ID Bignay
Part Fruit
Use Category Beverages
Notes Juice of fully ripened fruit serves as a refreshing drink and yields an exc... more
Juice of fully ripened fruit serves as a refreshing drink and yields an excellent wine.
Metadata ID 7,952
ID 583
Crop ID Bignay
Part Leaf
Use Category Food
Notes The young leaves are also eaten in salads and cooked with rice.
Metadata ID 7,952
ID 584
Crop ID Candlenut
Part Seed
Use Category Industrial
Notes The fatty seed oil (kukui oil or lumbang oil) is not suitable for cooking, ... more
The fatty seed oil (kukui oil or lumbang oil) is not suitable for cooking, but is used in cosmetics, industrially (in paints, varnishes, linoleum, soap manufacture, wood preservation), for illumination (lamp oil, candles) and medicinally (mild purgative, embrocation for sciatica, against hair loss). In Indonesia the oil is used in the batik industry. For illumination, the oily kernels can be burnt as such, or pounded and made into candles.
Metadata ID 7,969
ID 585
Crop ID Candlenut
Part Seed
Use Category Food
Notes The seeds of a type in Vanuatu are eaten without any apparent toxic effect.... more
The seeds of a type in Vanuatu are eaten without any apparent toxic effect. In Indonesia the residual oil cake is sometimes processed into a snack-food called ‘dage kemiri’.
Metadata ID 7,969
ID 586
Crop ID Candlenut
Part Seed
Use Category Food
Notes In Indonesia there is a considerable internal trade in candlenuts, mainly w... more
In Indonesia there is a considerable internal trade in candlenuts, mainly with Java as the destination. Candlenut is traded and transported as stones or ‘nuts’. The seed of Aleurites moluccanus is an indispensable spice in Indonesian cuisine, where it is known as ‘kemiri’.
Metadata ID 7,969
ID 587
Crop ID Candlenut
Part Seed
Use Category Feed (Forage/Fodder)
Notes The presscake is an excellent organic fertilizer rich in N and P; it should... more
The presscake is an excellent organic fertilizer rich in N and P; it should be used with caution as animal feed because of its toxic effects.
Metadata ID 7,969
ID 588
Crop ID Candlenut
Part Whole
Use Category Ornamental
Notes Aleurites moluccanus is commonly planted in villages and as roadside tree. ... more
Aleurites moluccanus is commonly planted in villages and as roadside tree. Its silvery-green foliage makes it an attractive ornamental in landscaping.
Metadata ID 7,969
ID 589
Crop ID Candlenut
Part Seed
Use Category Medicinal
Notes In traditional medicine in Indonesia the seed is used as a laxative, pulped... more
In traditional medicine in Indonesia the seed is used as a laxative, pulped kernels are used in poultices to treat headache, fevers, ulcers, swollen joints and constipation.
Metadata ID 7,969
ID 590
Crop ID Candlenut
Part Bark
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The bark is used to treat dysentery, the bark sap (mixed with coconut milk)... more
The bark is used to treat dysentery, the bark sap (mixed with coconut milk) to treat sprue, and boiled leaves are applied externally to treat headache and gonorrhoea. In Japan the bark is used to treat tumours.
Metadata ID 7,969
ID 591
Crop ID Castor Oil Plant
Part Seed
Use Category Oil (Food)
Notes The seed contains 35 - 55% of an edible oil, used in cooking. It is used by... more
The seed contains 35 - 55% of an edible oil, used in cooking. It is used by the food industry to add butter and nut flavours to various foods.
Metadata ID 7,977
ID 592
Crop ID Castor Oil Plant
Part Seed
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The oil from the seed is a very well-known laxative that has been widely us... more
The oil from the seed is a very well-known laxative that has been widely used for over 2,000 years. It is considered to be fast, safe and gentle, prompting a bowel movement in 3 - 5 hours, and is recommended for both the very young and the aged. It is so effective that it is regularly used to clear the digestive tract in cases of poisoning. The seed is anthelmintic, cathartic, emollient, laxative, purgative.
Metadata ID 7,977

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