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ID 1,214
Crop ID Hyacinth Bean
Part Pod
Use Category Food
Notes The young green pods and immature seeds are eaten boiled.
Metadata ID 8,406
ID 1,215
Crop ID Hyacinth Bean
Part Seed
Use Category Food
Notes The young green pods and immature seeds are eaten boiled. Elsewhere, e.g. i... more
The young green pods and immature seeds are eaten boiled. Elsewhere, e.g. in northern Nigeria and Kenya , the dry seeds are eaten as a pulse although they require prolonged cooking with several changes of water.
Metadata ID 8,406
ID 1,216
Crop ID Hyacinth Bean
Part Leaf
Use Category Food
Notes Locally, the young leaves are used as a leafy vegetable.
Metadata ID 8,406
ID 1,217
Crop ID Hyacinth Bean
Part Whole
Use Category Feed (Forage/Fodder)
Notes The whole plant is used as a fodder for cattle, either green or as hay or s... more
The whole plant is used as a fodder for cattle, either green or as hay or silage.
Metadata ID 8,406
ID 1,218
Crop ID Hyacinth Bean
Part Leaf
Use Category Medicinal
Notes In East Africa the leaves are crushed and sniffed to cure headache. They ar... more
In East Africa the leaves are crushed and sniffed to cure headache. They are used as emmenagogue and to accelerate childbirth and to treat stomach troubles. Green leaves crushed in vinegar have been used to treat snakebites. In Rwanda the leaves are taken in a decoction of a mixture with leaves of other plants in case of heart problems. In DR Congo the leaves are made into an infusion which is drunk to cure tonsillitis.
Metadata ID 8,406
ID 1,219
Crop ID Hyacinth Bean
Part Seed
Use Category Medicinal
Notes In Senegal the seed is given as a stomachic and antispasmodic and has been ... more
In Senegal the seed is given as a stomachic and antispasmodic and has been used in the treatment of cholera and sunstroke.
Metadata ID 8,406
ID 1,220
Crop ID Hyacinth Bean
Part Root
Use Category Environmental
Notes Lablab is widely grown for soil improvement and in soil and water conservat... more
Lablab is widely grown for soil improvement and in soil and water conservation programmes.
Metadata ID 8,406
ID 1,221
Crop ID Peppermint
Part Whole
Use Category Medicinal
Notes In the Indian Materia Medica, leaves of Mentha piperita L. , in infusion, a... more
In the Indian Materia Medica, leaves of Mentha piperita L. , in infusion, are used in cases of vomiting, gastric colic, cholera, diarrhoea, flatulence, weak digestion, hiccup and palpitation of the heart. Peppermint leaves are traditionally used as carminative herbal medicinal product with therapeutic indications for the symptomatic treatment of digestive disorders such as dyspepsia (e.g. spastic complaints of the upper gastrointestinal tract), flatulence, gastritis, enteritis and also as cholagogue.
Metadata ID 8,405
ID 1,222
Crop ID Hyacinth Bean
Part Leaf
Use Category Industrial
Notes In Zanzibar a green dye was obtained from pounded leaves.
Metadata ID 8,406
ID 1,223
Crop ID Hyacinth Bean
Part Whole
Use Category Ornamental
Notes In the United States it is occasionally grown as an ornamental.
Metadata ID 8,406
ID 1,224
Crop ID Peppermint
Part Extract (oil)
Use Category Industrial
Notes Peppermint leaves and extract can be used in cosmetic formulations as fragr... more
Peppermint leaves and extract can be used in cosmetic formulations as fragrance ingredients. Peppermint water can be used as a flavouring agent or, also, as a fragrance component.
Metadata ID 8,405
ID 1,225
Crop ID Nalta Jute
Part Leaf
Use Category Food
Notes It is used as a leafy mucilaginous vegetable.
Metadata ID 8,408
ID 1,226
Crop ID Peppermint
Part Extract (oil)
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Peppermint oil has been classified by the HMPC for use externally in coughs... more
Peppermint oil has been classified by the HMPC for use externally in coughs and colds, with muscle pain and itchiness of intact skin as a traditional herbal medicinal product and internally it can be used as inhalant.
Metadata ID 8,405
ID 1,227
Crop ID Peppermint
Part Leaf
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The HMPC has categorised peppermint leaves for the following applications a... more
The HMPC has categorised peppermint leaves for the following applications as a traditional herbal medicine. Peppermint leaves are used in combination with other drugs for the digestive function or to release the mucus in the respiratory tract. Peppermint leaves as tea, even in teabags.
Metadata ID 8,405
ID 1,228
Crop ID Nalta Jute
Part Plant Fiber
Use Category Fibre
Notes It has been the most widely used packaging fibre for more than 100 years be... more
It has been the most widely used packaging fibre for more than 100 years because of its strength and durability, low production costs, ease of manufacturing and availability in large and uniform quantities.
Metadata ID 8,408
ID 1,229
Crop ID Nalta Jute
Part Root
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Root scrapings of Nalta Jute are used in Kenya to treat toothache and a roo... more
Root scrapings of Nalta Jute are used in Kenya to treat toothache and a root decoction as a tonic.
Metadata ID 8,408
ID 1,230
Crop ID Nalta Jute
Part Leaf
Use Category Medicinal
Notes An infusion from the leaves is taken in Tanzania against constipation.
Metadata ID 8,408
ID 1,231
Crop ID Nalta Jute
Part Seed
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Seeds in Nigeria as a purgative and febrifuge.
Metadata ID 8,408
ID 1,232
Crop ID Leucaena
Part Whole
Use Category Environmental
Notes Throughout the tropics leucaena provides a major nitrogen-fixing component ... more
Throughout the tropics leucaena provides a major nitrogen-fixing component of lowland wasteland, fallow land and forest, where it is often a primary source of fixed nitrogen in the ecosystem.
Metadata ID 8,410
ID 1,233
Crop ID Leucaena
Part Whole (without root)
Use Category Industrial
Notes A dye has been extracted in Central America from the seeds, pods and bark.
Metadata ID 8,410

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