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ID 1,514
Crop ID Jicama Yam Bean
Part Root
Use Category Food
Notes Edible root - raw or cooked. Crisp, sweet and juicy, it tastes somewhat lik... more
Edible root - raw or cooked. Crisp, sweet and juicy, it tastes somewhat like an apple when raw and a water chestnut when cooked. It also stays crisp after being cooked, which makes it a popular substitute for water chestnuts in Chinese cooking. A starch extracted from the root is used in custards and puddings.
Metadata ID 5,575
ID 1,515
Crop ID Jicama Yam Bean
Part Pod
Use Category Food
Notes Young seedpods - cooked and used as a vegetable. They must be thoroughly co... more
Young seedpods - cooked and used as a vegetable. They must be thoroughly cooked in order to destroy the poisonous principle rotenone.
Metadata ID 5,575
ID 1,516
Crop ID Malabar Spinach
Part Root
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The roots are astringent. They are cooked and used in the treatment of diar... more
The roots are astringent. They are cooked and used in the treatment of diarrhoea. A paste of the root is applied to swellings and is also used as a rubefacient.
Metadata ID 6,481
ID 1,517
Crop ID Malabar Spinach
Part Leaf
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The leaves and stems are cooked and eaten for their laxative properties. Th... more
The leaves and stems are cooked and eaten for their laxative properties. The leaf juice is a demulcent, used in cases of dysentery. It is also diuretic, febrifuge and laxative. The leaf juice is used in Nepal to treat catarrh. A paste of the leaves is applied externally to treat boils and sores.
Metadata ID 6,481
ID 1,518
Crop ID Malabar Spinach
Part Flower
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The flowers are used as an antidote to poisons.
Metadata ID 6,481
ID 1,519
Crop ID Malabar Spinach
Part Fruit
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The red juice of the fruit is used as eye drops to treat conjunctivitis.
Metadata ID 6,481
ID 1,520
Crop ID Malabar Spinach
Part Fruit
Use Category Industrial
Notes A red dye is obtained from the juice of the fruits. It has been used as a r... more
A red dye is obtained from the juice of the fruits. It has been used as a rouge, an ink, for colouring foods and also as a dye for official seals.
Metadata ID 6,481
ID 1,521
Crop ID Chayote
Part Whole
Use Category Food
Notes Its immature fruits, young leaves and shoots, and tuberous roots are all co... more
Its immature fruits, young leaves and shoots, and tuberous roots are all consumed.
Metadata ID 2,689
ID 1,522
Crop ID Chayote
Part Whole
Use Category Feed (Forage/Fodder)
Notes Fruits, shoots and tubers are also used as fodder and forage for pigs, poul... more
Fruits, shoots and tubers are also used as fodder and forage for pigs, poultry and cattle.
Metadata ID 2,689
ID 1,523
Crop ID Chayote
Part Stem
Use Category Fibre
Notes Fibres of the stem are used locally to make hats and baskets.
Metadata ID 2,689
ID 1,524
Crop ID Malabar Spinach (Basella rubra)
Part Leaf
Use Category Food
Notes Ceylon spinach is listed as food plant of the Philippine, where it is boile... more
Ceylon spinach is listed as food plant of the Philippine, where it is boiled and eaten like spinach.
Metadata ID 6,349
ID 1,525
Crop ID Malabar Spinach (Basella rubra)
Part Leaf
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The purpled leaves are used in both India and Malaya to poultice sore.
Metadata ID 6,349
ID 1,526
Crop ID Machurian Wild Rice
Part Grain
Use Category Food
Notes Grains of Z. latifolia have been used for food, sometimes in the form of fl... more
Grains of Z. latifolia have been used for food, sometimes in the form of flour.
Metadata ID 8,496
ID 1,527
Crop ID Machurian Wild Rice
Part Rhizome
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The culms, rhizomes and grains are prescribed during fevers for their cooli... more
The culms, rhizomes and grains are prescribed during fevers for their cooling, diuretic, and thirst-relieving properties. The ash of the rhizomes mixed with white of egg is an ointment for burns.
Metadata ID 8,496
ID 1,528
Crop ID African Rice
Part Grain
Use Category Food
Notes In parts of West Africa the grain of African rice is a staple food.
Metadata ID 8,498
ID 1,529
Crop ID African Rice
Part Grain
Use Category Feed (Forage/Fodder)
Notes The finer parts of the bran and broken grains are given as feed to chicken ... more
The finer parts of the bran and broken grains are given as feed to chicken and other livestock.
Metadata ID 8,498
ID 1,530
Crop ID Quinoa
Part Grain
Use Category Food
Notes Quinoa grain can be cooked (boiled) in the same manner as rice and provides... more
Quinoa grain can be cooked (boiled) in the same manner as rice and provides a tasty, fluffy, chewy food with nutlike flavour. It can be added to soups, stews or "tamales". Quinoa grain can be used as a breakfast cereal or it can be ground to make porridge or flour and is then used in bakery to make, breads, pancakes, pastries and biscuits. It can partially replace wheat in loaf breads. Being gluten-free, quinoa grain is included in many food recipes intended for people with celiac disease (gluten intolerance) and is well accepted by consumers.
Metadata ID 2,039
ID 1,531
Crop ID Taro (Cocoyam)
Part Tuber
Use Category Food
Notes They can be boiled, baked, fried etc in much the same way as potatoes. They... more
They can be boiled, baked, fried etc in much the same way as potatoes. They can be used in savoury dishes such as soups and curries, or in sweet dishes with coconut milk, sugar etc. They can also be dried and then grated to make a flour.
Metadata ID 2,382
ID 1,532
Crop ID Quinoa
Part Whole
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The leaves, stems and grain have medicinal uses.
Metadata ID 2,039
ID 1,533
Crop ID Quinoa
Part Forage (fresh)
Use Category Feed (Forage/Fodder)
Notes Leaves, seeds and crop residues from grain harvesting and milling can be fe... more
Leaves, seeds and crop residues from grain harvesting and milling can be fed to livestock.
Metadata ID 2,039

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