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ID	1,274
Crop ID	Spike Lavender
Part	Extract (oil)
Use Category	Medicinal
Notes	Spike lavender has similar medicinal properties to common lavender (L. angu... more Spike lavender has similar medicinal properties to common lavender (L. angustifolia). It yields more essential oil than that species but is of inferior quality. They can be used in all the ways that common lavender is used, externally to treat wounds, burns, insect stings etc and internally to treat digestive disorders. The flowering stems, and the essential oil obtained from them, is abortifacient, antibacterial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative and emmenagogue.
Metadata ID	8,420

ID	1,275
Crop ID	Spike Lavender
Part	Extract (oil)
Use Category	Industrial
Notes	An essential oil is obtained from the flowers which used in soap making, pe... more An essential oil is obtained from the flowers which used in soap making, perfumery, food flavouring, veterinary medicines, porcelain painting etc. he flowering stems, once the flowers have been removed for use in pot-pourri etc, can be tied in small bundles and burnt as incense sticks.
Metadata ID	8,420

ID	1,276
Crop ID	Napier Grass
Part	Leaf
Use Category	Food
Notes	The young shoots or leaves are added to soup.
Metadata ID	8,422

ID	1,277
Crop ID	Napier Grass
Part	Stem
Use Category	Food
Notes	The stalks are reduced to ash and then the soluble and insoluble parts sepa... more The stalks are reduced to ash and then the soluble and insoluble parts separated out with water to produce vegetable salt.
Metadata ID	8,422

ID	1,278
Crop ID	Napier Grass
Part	Whole
Use Category	Feed (Forage/Fodder)
Notes	Fodder: bank, pasture. Extremely palatable to all classes of stock provided... more Fodder: bank, pasture. Extremely palatable to all classes of stock provided young and leafy.
Metadata ID	8,422

ID	1,279
Crop ID	Napier Grass
Part	Whole
Use Category	Environmental
Notes	Napier grasses improve soil fertility, and protect arid land from soil eros... more Napier grasses improve soil fertility, and protect arid land from soil erosion.
Metadata ID	8,422

ID	1,280
Crop ID	True Lavender
Part	Extract (oil)
Use Category	Industrial
Notes	An essential oil from the flowers is used as a food flavouring. The essenti... more An essential oil from the flowers is used as a food flavouring. The essential oil that is obtained from the flowers is exquisitely scented and has a very wide range of applications, both in the home and commercially. It is commonly used in soap making, in making high quality perfumes (it is also used in 'Eau de Cologne'), it is also used as a detergent and cleaning agent, a food flavouring etc.
Metadata ID	8,423

ID	1,281
Crop ID	Okra
Part	Fruit
Use Category	Food
Notes	Immature fruit - cooked on their own or added to soups etc. They can be use... more Immature fruit - cooked on their own or added to soups etc. They can be used fresh or dried.
Metadata ID	8,424

ID	1,282
Crop ID	True Lavender
Part	Extract (oil)
Use Category	Medicinal
Notes	The essential oil is much more gentle in its action than most other essenti... more The essential oil is much more gentle in its action than most other essential oils and can be safely applied direct to the skin as an antiseptic to help heal wounds, burns etc. An essential oil obtained from the flowers is antihalitosis, powerfully antiseptic, antispasmodic, aromatic, carminative, cholagogue, diuretic, nervine, sedative, stimulant, stomachic and tonic. It is very useful in the treatment of burns, sunburn, scalds, bites, vaginal discharge, anal fissure etc, where it also soothes the affected part of the body and can prevent the formation of permanent scar tissue.
Metadata ID	8,423

ID	1,283
Crop ID	True Lavender
Part	Flower
Use Category	Beverages
Notes	The fresh or dried flowers are used as a tea.
Metadata ID	8,423

ID	1,284
Crop ID	Okra
Part	Seed
Use Category	Food
Notes	Seed - cooked or ground into a meal and used in making bread or made into '... more Seed - cooked or ground into a meal and used in making bread or made into 'tofu' or 'tempeh'.
Metadata ID	8,424

ID	1,285
Crop ID	Okra
Part	Leaf
Use Category	Food
Notes	The leaves, flower buds, flowers and calyces can be eaten cooked as greens.
Metadata ID	8,424

ID	1,286
Crop ID	Okra
Part	Root
Use Category	Medicinal
Notes	The roots are very rich in mucilage, having a strongly demulcent action. Th... more The roots are very rich in mucilage, having a strongly demulcent action. This mucilage can be used as a plasma replacement. An infusion of the roots is used in the treatment of syphilis. The juice of the roots is used externally in Nepal to treat cuts, wounds and boils.
Metadata ID	8,424

ID	1,287
Crop ID	Okra
Part	Leaf
Use Category	Medicinal
Notes	The leaves furnish an emollient poultice. They are also used as an emollien... more The leaves furnish an emollient poultice. They are also used as an emollient, sudorific or antiscorbutic and to treat dysuria.
Metadata ID	8,424

ID	1,288
Crop ID	Okra
Part	Fruit
Use Category	Medicinal
Notes	A decoction of the immature fruits is demulcent, diuretic and emollient. It... more A decoction of the immature fruits is demulcent, diuretic and emollient. It is used in the treatment of catarrhal infections, ardor urinae, dysuria and gonorrhoea. The fruit is crushed with the young leaves and then used to wash the hair and to treat dandruff.
Metadata ID	8,424

ID	1,289
Crop ID	Okra
Part	Flower
Use Category	Medicinal
Notes	An infusion of the flowers is used to treat phlegm in the mucous membranes ... more An infusion of the flowers is used to treat phlegm in the mucous membranes of the chest.
Metadata ID	8,424

ID	1,290
Crop ID	Okra
Part	Seed
Use Category	Medicinal
Notes	The seeds are antispasmodic, cordial and stimulant. An infusion of the roas... more The seeds are antispasmodic, cordial and stimulant. An infusion of the roasted seeds has sudorific properties.
Metadata ID	8,424

ID	1,291
Crop ID	Okra
Part	Stem
Use Category	Fibre
Notes	A fibre obtained from the stems is used as a substitute for jute. Strong an... more A fibre obtained from the stems is used as a substitute for jute. Strong and silky. It is also used in making paper and textiles.
Metadata ID	8,424

ID	1,292
Crop ID	Pigeon Pea
Part	Seed
Use Category	Food
Notes	Ripe seeds are eaten fried or boiled, often after being soaked first, or bo... more Ripe seeds are eaten fried or boiled, often after being soaked first, or boiled into porridge.
Metadata ID	8,426

ID	1,293
Crop ID	Pigeon Pea
Part	Forage (fresh)
Use Category	Feed (Forage/Fodder)
Notes	Vegetative parts are excellent fodder and seeds are also used as animal fee... more Vegetative parts are excellent fodder and seeds are also used as animal feed.
Metadata ID	8,426

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