ID 1,594
Crop ID Breadfruit
Part Fruit
Use Category Food
Notes Eaten raw or cooked.
Metadata ID 8,519
ID 1,595
Crop ID Breadfruit
Part Seed
Use Category Food
Notes Cooked. Firm and close-textured, they are very nutritious, with a flavour s... more
Cooked. Firm and close-textured, they are very nutritious, with a flavour somewhat reminiscent of chestnuts
Metadata ID 8,519
ID 1,596
Crop ID Breadfruit
Part Bark
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The bark is used to treat headache. Bark extracts exhibited strong cytotoxi... more
The bark is used to treat headache. Bark extracts exhibited strong cytotoxic activities against leukaemia cells in tissue culture, and extracts from roots and stem barks showed some antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria and may have potential in treating tumours
Metadata ID 8,519
ID 1,597
Crop ID Breadfruit
Part Flower
Use Category Food
Notes Male inflorescence, Cooked and used as a vegetable or used in the preparati... more
Male inflorescence, Cooked and used as a vegetable or used in the preparation of a sweetmeat
Metadata ID 8,519
ID 1,598
Crop ID Breadfruit
Part Flower
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The toasted flowers are rubbed on the gums around aching teeth to ease pain... more
The toasted flowers are rubbed on the gums around aching teeth to ease pain. An extract from the flowers is effective in treating ear oedema
Metadata ID 8,519
ID 1,599
Crop ID Breadfruit
Part Leaf
Use Category Medicinal
Notes yellowing leaf is brewed into a tea and taken to reduce high blood pressure... more
yellowing leaf is brewed into a tea and taken to reduce high blood pressure. The tea is also thought to control diabetes
Metadata ID 8,519
ID 1,600
Crop ID Breadfruit
Part Root
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Pressed fluid of the root is used in the treatment of respiratory ailments ... more
Pressed fluid of the root is used in the treatment of respiratory ailments which include difficult, painful breathing. When macerated it is used as a poultice for skin ailments.
Metadata ID 8,519
ID 1,601
Crop ID Breadfruit
Part Fruit
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Fluid pressed from young fruit is given to treat an illness which causes pa... more
Fluid pressed from young fruit is given to treat an illness which causes pain in the lungs and vomiting of blood
Metadata ID 8,519
ID 1,602
Crop ID Avocado
Part Fruit
Use Category Food
Notes Consumption of the fruit is most often as an uncooked savoury dish mixed wi... more
Consumption of the fruit is most often as an uncooked savoury dish mixed with herbs and/or spices, as an ingredient of vegetable salads, or as a sweetened dessert (Indonesia, the Philippines).
Metadata ID 8,581
ID 1,603
Crop ID Avocado
Part Fruit
Use Category Industrial
Notes The oil is used by the cosmetic industry in soaps and skin moisturizer prod... more
The oil is used by the cosmetic industry in soaps and skin moisturizer products.
Metadata ID 8,581
ID 1,604
Crop ID Passionfruit
Part Fruit
Use Category Food
Notes The fruit may be eaten fresh, but mostly the pulp is extracted and preserve... more
The fruit may be eaten fresh, but mostly the pulp is extracted and preserved by heating or cooling.
Metadata ID 8,593
ID 1,605
Crop ID Passionfruit
Part Fruit
Use Category Beverages
Notes The juice has a unique and intense flavor and high acidity which makes it a... more
The juice has a unique and intense flavor and high acidity which makes it a natural concentrate. When sweetened and diluted it is very palatable and blends well with other fruit juices.
Metadata ID 8,593
ID 1,606
Crop ID Jicama Yam Bean
Part Root
Use Category Industrial
Notes An extract of the root is used as an ingredient in commercial cosmetic prep... more
An extract of the root is used as an ingredient in commercial cosmetic preparations as a skin conditioner.
Metadata ID 8,673
ID 1,607
Crop ID Indian Mulberry
Part Fruit
Use Category Food
Notes The unripe fruit is used in Indian cooking in sambals and curries.
Metadata ID 8,674
ID 1,608
Crop ID Indian Mulberry
Part Fruit
Use Category Beverages
Notes The ripe fruit is made into a beverage with sugar or syrup.
Metadata ID 8,674
ID 1,609
Crop ID Indian Mulberry
Part Leaf
Use Category Food
Notes Young leaves and blanched shoots can be consume raw, steamed or added to cu... more
Young leaves and blanched shoots can be consume raw, steamed or added to curries.
Metadata ID 8,674
ID 1,610
Crop ID Indian Mulberry
Part Fruit
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The fruits are used as a diuretic, a laxative, an emollient and as an emmen... more
The fruits are used as a diuretic, a laxative, an emollient and as an emmenagogue, for treating asthma and other respiratory problems, as a treatment for arthritic and comparable inflammations, in cases of leucorrhoea and sapraemia and for maladies of the inner organs
Metadata ID 8,674
ID 1,611
Crop ID Indian Mulberry
Part Root
Use Category Industrial
Notes A red dye is obtained from the root bark. The basis of the morindone dyeing... more
A red dye is obtained from the root bark. The basis of the morindone dyeing matter, called Turkish red, is the hydrolysed (red) form of the glycoside morindin. This is the most abundant anthraquinone which is mainly found in the root bark.
Metadata ID 8,674
ID 1,612
Crop ID Pineapple Guava
Part Fruit
Use Category Food
Notes The fruit is best eaten raw but it can also be made into pies, cakes, puddi... more
The fruit is best eaten raw but it can also be made into pies, cakes, puddings, jams, jellies
Metadata ID 8,722
ID 1,613
Crop ID Pineapple Guava
Part Root
Use Category Environmental
Notes The shallow root system holds the soil and prevents erosion
Metadata ID 8,722