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ID 1,294
Crop ID Pigeon Pea
Part Whole
Use Category Environmental
Notes Pigeon pea is useful in hedges and windbreaks on dry soils and in agrofores... more
Pigeon pea is useful in hedges and windbreaks on dry soils and in agroforestry. It is also grown as a shade crop, cover crop, or as support for vanilla. Pigeon pea improves the soil through its extensive root system, nitrogen fixation and the mulch provided by the fallen leaves.
Metadata ID 8,426
ID 1,295
Crop ID Pigeon Pea
Part Leaf
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Diarrhoea, gonorrhoea, measles, burns, eye infections, earache, sore throat... more
Diarrhoea, gonorrhoea, measles, burns, eye infections, earache, sore throat, sore gums, toothache, anaemia, intestinal worms, dizziness and epilepsy are treated with leaf preparations.
Metadata ID 8,426
ID 1,296
Crop ID Pigeon Pea
Part Root
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Root preparations are taken to treat cough, stomach problems and syphilis.
Metadata ID 8,426
ID 1,297
Crop ID Pigeon Pea
Part Stem
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Stem ash is applied on wounds.
Metadata ID 8,426
ID 1,298
Crop ID Pigeon Pea
Part Seed
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Powdered seeds serve as a poultice on swellings.
Metadata ID 8,426
ID 1,299
Crop ID Peria Pantai
Part Leaf
Use Category Industrial
Notes Leaves of C. asiatica have the ability to produce foam in water and thus, h... more
Leaves of C. asiatica have the ability to produce foam in water and thus, have long been used as a substitute for soap in the rural areas in some countries.
Metadata ID 8,427
ID 1,300
Crop ID Peria Pantai
Part Leaf
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Leaves are used to alleviate inflammations and boils. In order to alleviate... more
Leaves are used to alleviate inflammations and boils. In order to alleviate painful swellings, leaves are crushed and juice is rubbed on the affected body.
Metadata ID 8,427
ID 1,301
Crop ID Peria Pantai
Part Stem
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Young stems are cut into pieces and boiled in water, which is drunk to alle... more
Young stems are cut into pieces and boiled in water, which is drunk to alleviate stomach disorders.
Metadata ID 8,427
ID 1,302
Crop ID Peria Pantai
Part Seed
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Medicinal oil is prepared from seeds along with other ingredients, which is... more
Medicinal oil is prepared from seeds along with other ingredients, which is used to treat rheumatism and numbness in adults and also in treating weak legs in children.
Metadata ID 8,427
ID 1,303
Crop ID Pulasan
Part Fruit
Use Category Food
Notes The flesh of ripe fruits is eaten raw or made into jam.
Metadata ID 8,428
ID 1,304
Crop ID Pulasan
Part Seed
Use Category Beverages
Notes Boiled or roasted seeds are used to prepare a cocoa-like beverage.
Metadata ID 8,428
ID 1,305
Crop ID Pulasan
Part Leaf
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The leaves and roots are employed in poultices.
Metadata ID 8,428
ID 1,306
Crop ID Pulasan
Part Root
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The root decoction is administered as a febrifuge and vermifuge.
Metadata ID 8,428
ID 1,307
Crop ID Proso Millet
Part Grain
Use Category Food
Notes Seed - cooked as a whole grain or ground into a powder and used as a flour ... more
Seed - cooked as a whole grain or ground into a powder and used as a flour for making breads, pasta and fermented foods such as 'tempeh'.
Metadata ID 8,429
ID 1,308
Crop ID Proso Millet
Part Grain
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The seed is cooling and demulcent. The cooked seed is applied as a poultice... more
The seed is cooling and demulcent. The cooked seed is applied as a poultice for abscesses, sores etc whilst juice from chewed seeds is applied to children's sores.
Metadata ID 8,429
ID 1,309
Crop ID Proso Millet
Part Root
Use Category Medicinal
Notes A decoction of the root is used as an antidote to poisoning by Momordica sp... more
A decoction of the root is used as an antidote to poisoning by Momordica spp, it is also used to treat haematuria in women and as a bath for skin eruptions.
Metadata ID 8,429
ID 1,310
Crop ID Proso Millet
Part Grain
Use Category Industrial
Notes A starch from the seed is a substitute for corn starch (Zea mays). It is us... more
A starch from the seed is a substitute for corn starch (Zea mays). It is used for sizing textiles.
Metadata ID 8,429
ID 1,311
Crop ID Proso Millet
Part Leaf
Use Category Fibre
Notes The leaves are a source of fibre used in paper making.
Metadata ID 8,429
ID 1,312
Crop ID Pearl Millet
Part Seed
Use Category Food
Notes Decorticated and pounded into flour it is consumed as a stiff porridge (‘tô... more
Decorticated and pounded into flour it is consumed as a stiff porridge (‘tô’) or gruel in Africa, or as flat unleavened bread (‘chapatti’) in India. In Africa there are various other preparations such as couscous, rice-like products, snacks of blends with pulses, and fermented and non-fermented beverages.
Metadata ID 8,430
ID 1,313
Crop ID Pearl Millet
Part Stem
Use Category Industrial
Notes Split stems are used for basketry.
Metadata ID 8,430

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