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ID 1,454
Crop ID Dokong
Part Bark
Use Category Industrial
Notes The light-brown wood is tough and durable and used for house posts, tool ha... more
The light-brown wood is tough and durable and used for house posts, tool handles, etc.
Metadata ID 8,457
ID 1,455
Crop ID Holy Basil
Part Extract (oil)
Use Category Environmental
Notes The leaf extract is effective as a mosquito repellent and in checking the s... more
The leaf extract is effective as a mosquito repellent and in checking the spread of the fungal pathogens Pyricularia oryzae and Rhizoctonia solani, which cause blast disease and sheath blight disease of rice, with antibacterial activity and deterrent effects against the larvae of root knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita).
Metadata ID 8,456
ID 1,456
Crop ID Dokong
Part Fruit
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The peel is also used against diarrhoea because it contains oleoresin.
Metadata ID 8,457
ID 1,457
Crop ID Dokong
Part Seed
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Crushed seeds used by the indigenous people of Malaysia to cure fevers.
Metadata ID 8,457
ID 1,458
Crop ID Dokong
Part Bark
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The astringent bark which is applied against dysentery and malaria; powdere... more
The astringent bark which is applied against dysentery and malaria; powdered bark is used in poultices against scorpion stings.
Metadata ID 8,457
ID 1,459
Crop ID Long Purple Eggplant
Part Fruit
Use Category Food
Notes The fruit can be eaten fresh or after rehydration of dried slices. Most oft... more
The fruit can be eaten fresh or after rehydration of dried slices. Most often the fruits are eaten grilled, fried or steamed, or stewed with other vegetables, meat or fish, or roasted, braised in ashes and seasoned with garlic, onion, spices, sugar, oil, soybean sauce etc.
Metadata ID 8,458
ID 1,460
Crop ID Long Purple Eggplant
Part Whole
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Eggplant is also widely used for medicinal purposes. Various plant parts ar... more
Eggplant is also widely used for medicinal purposes. Various plant parts are used in decoction, as powder or ash for curing ailments such as diabetes, cholera, bronchitis, dysuria, dysentery, otitis, toothache, skin infections, asthenia and haemorrhoids.
Metadata ID 8,458
ID 1,461
Crop ID Fig Plant
Part Fruit
Use Category Food
Notes The fig fruit is consumed fresh or dried. Both fresh female and male figs a... more
The fig fruit is consumed fresh or dried. Both fresh female and male figs are processed as jam or candied. Fig paste is prepared by grinding dried fruits.
Metadata ID 8,459
ID 1,462
Crop ID Fig Plant
Part Fruit
Use Category Feed (Forage/Fodder)
Notes Low quality cull figs are used as high-energy animal feed.
Metadata ID 8,459
ID 1,463
Crop ID Fig Plant
Part Leaf
Use Category Feed (Forage/Fodder)
Notes Immediately after leaf fall, fig leaves can also be used to feed animals.
Metadata ID 8,459
ID 1,464
Crop ID Fig Plant
Part Leaf
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Leaves have medicinal properties due to their bergaptene and psoralene cont... more
Leaves have medicinal properties due to their bergaptene and psoralene content.
Metadata ID 8,459
ID 1,465
Crop ID Fig Plant
Part Fruit
Use Category Industrial
Notes Fig fruits are known to have laxative properties. Latex, possessing the pro... more
Fig fruits are known to have laxative properties. Latex, possessing the proteolytic enzyme ficin, is used as meat tenderizer. Fig latex has also been tested as an alternative to rubber.
Metadata ID 8,459
ID 1,466
Crop ID Fig Plant
Part Bark
Use Category Industrial
Notes The wood of F. carica is used for light construction, industrial, and domes... more
The wood of F. carica is used for light construction, industrial, and domestic woodware, as well as for making tool handles.
Metadata ID 8,459
ID 1,467
Crop ID Wild Ginger
Part Leaf
Use Category Food
Notes The young leaves can be eaten raw, steamed, in curries or cooked with chill... more
The young leaves can be eaten raw, steamed, in curries or cooked with chilli paste and used as a side dish with rice.
Metadata ID 8,463
ID 1,468
Crop ID Wild Ginger
Part Rhizome
Use Category Food
Notes The tender young rhizomes are aromatic, They can be eaten raw, steamed, in ... more
The tender young rhizomes are aromatic, They can be eaten raw, steamed, in curries or cooked with chilli paste and used as a side dish with rice. The rhizomes can also be used as a condiment and, when dried, have been used as a substitute for turmeric in curry powder.
Metadata ID 8,463
ID 1,469
Crop ID Wild Ginger
Part Root
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The root is used internally to treat colds, bronchial complaints, dyspepsia... more
The root is used internally to treat colds, bronchial complaints, dyspepsia and other gastric complaints, and headaches. It is chewed to treat sore throats and coughs. It is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of high blood pressure and asthma. The roots are an ingredient of a post partum medicine. Externally, the root is applied as a poultice to wounds, swellings and ulcers, and is also used to treat dandruff and rheumatic joints. It is used as a gargle for sore throats.
Metadata ID 8,463
ID 1,470
Crop ID Wild Ginger
Part Leaf
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The leaves are chewed to treat coughs and sore throat.
Metadata ID 8,463
ID 1,471
Crop ID Wild Ginger
Part Root
Use Category Industrial
Notes The aromatic, powdered root is added to body powders and cosmetics.
Metadata ID 8,463
ID 1,472
Crop ID Summer Savory
Part Leaf
Use Category Food
Notes Summer savory, either fresh or dried, is mainly used for flavouring. For th... more
Summer savory, either fresh or dried, is mainly used for flavouring. For the fresh product, all aerial plant parts are used, but for the dried herb, only leaves and flowering tips. The best class of commercial summer savory consists of dried leaves only.
Metadata ID 8,464
ID 1,473
Crop ID Summer Savory
Part Whole
Use Category Industrial
Notes Summer savory contains an essential oil with a sharp and bitter flavour. At... more
Summer savory contains an essential oil with a sharp and bitter flavour. At low concentrations only it is reminiscent of the herb itself. The oil is used in the food industry to flavour processed foods, and in the liqueur and perfume industries.
Metadata ID 8,464

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