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ID 1,674
Crop ID Paper Mulberry
Part Fruit
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The fruit used as pectoral, stomachic and tonic.
Metadata ID 8,798
ID 1,675
Crop ID Paper Mulberry
Part Bark
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The bark is taken against dysentery and haemorrhage and the latex applied e... more
The bark is taken against dysentery and haemorrhage and the latex applied externally to treat snake- and dog-bites and bee stings.
Metadata ID 8,798
ID 1,676
Crop ID Paper Mulberry
Part Root
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The root bark is used for the depigmentation of the skin.
Metadata ID 8,798
ID 1,677
Crop ID Paper Mulberry
Part Whole
Use Category Environmental
Notes It can fix soils and preventing further erosion due to its dichotomous root... more
It can fix soils and preventing further erosion due to its dichotomous root system. When growing in areas polluted by heavy metals it has been shown to concentrate these metals in its tissues. It makes a good shelterbelt and windbreak
Metadata ID 8,799
ID 1,678
Crop ID Paper Mulberry
Part Seed
Use Category Industrial
Notes An oil from the seeds is used in soap and lacquer oil production.
Metadata ID 8,799
ID 1,679
Crop ID Paper Mulberry
Part Whole
Use Category Industrial
Notes The tree (part not specified) produces a natural green to yellow-green dye.
Metadata ID 8,799
ID 1,680
Crop ID Moringa
Part Leaf
Use Category Food
Notes The leaves are eaten as a salad, cooked, and in soups and sauces.
Metadata ID 8,813
ID 1,681
Crop ID Moringa
Part Flower
Use Category Food
Notes Flowers are sometimes eaten as a vegetable, added to sauces or used to make... more
Flowers are sometimes eaten as a vegetable, added to sauces or used to make tea.
Metadata ID 8,813
ID 1,682
Crop ID Moringa
Part Fruit
Use Category Food
Notes The young fruits are eaten as a vegetable (‘drumsticks’ or ‘bâtons mouroung... more
The young fruits are eaten as a vegetable (‘drumsticks’ or ‘bâtons mouroungue’), older fruits are added to sauces.
Metadata ID 8,813
ID 1,683
Crop ID Guava
Part Fruit
Use Category Food
Notes The fruit of the guava is highly valued and used in a number of different w... more
The fruit of the guava is highly valued and used in a number of different ways. It is very high in vitamin C, and also contains large amounts of vitamin A . The fruit can be eaten raw, but uncooked guavas are usually sliced and used in salads or desserts.
Metadata ID 8,818
ID 1,684
Crop ID Guava
Part Fruit
Use Category Beverages
Notes Guava juice and guava nectar are popular beverages, while guava syrup can b... more
Guava juice and guava nectar are popular beverages, while guava syrup can be used to flavour desserts. Green guavas can also be used as a source of pectin, while small and overripe fruit are utilised as a source of ascorbic acid for various foods and drinks.
Metadata ID 8,818
ID 1,685
Crop ID Guava
Part Wood
Use Category Industrial
Notes The wood of the guava tree is yellow to red, and is suitable for carpentry ... more
The wood of the guava tree is yellow to red, and is suitable for carpentry and turnery. It can also be used as a fuelwood, and to make charcoal. The wood also serves for use as fenceposts and tool handles on farm implements. The bark is used for tanning hides, while the leaves produce a black dye.
Metadata ID 8,818
ID 1,686
Crop ID Guava
Part Leaf
Use Category Feed (Forage/Fodder)
Notes Goats and sheep can be used for control, as they graze leaves and strip the... more
Goats and sheep can be used for control, as they graze leaves and strip the bark.
Metadata ID 8,818
ID 1,687
Crop ID Dogfruit
Part Leaf
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The leaves are applied externally to cuts and scabies.
Metadata ID 8,828
ID 1,688
Crop ID Dogfruit
Part Wood
Use Category Industrial
Notes The wood is used for light construction, furniture, cabinet work, canoes.
Metadata ID 8,828
ID 1,689
Crop ID Dogfruit
Part Seed
Use Category Food
Notes A. jiringa beans are usually consumed raw, roasted or fried and are availab... more
A. jiringa beans are usually consumed raw, roasted or fried and are available on market most of the year.
Metadata ID 8,828
ID 1,690
Crop ID Akee
Part Fruit
Use Category Food
Notes Mature seed arils are eaten. They are not largely consumed in Africa, but c... more
Mature seed arils are eaten. They are not largely consumed in Africa, but considered a delicacy in some other parts of the world where Blighia sapida has been introduced. Ackee is also the national fruit of Jamaica.
Metadata ID 8,832
ID 1,691
Crop ID Akee
Part Wood
Use Category Industrial
Notes Wood of Blighia sapida, known as ‘achin’ or ‘tsana’, is mainly used for lig... more
Wood of Blighia sapida, known as ‘achin’ or ‘tsana’, is mainly used for light construction and furniture, but sometimes also for casks, boxes, crates, food containers, packing cases, tool handles, paddles, pestles, mortars, handicrafts, carving and turnery. It is suitable for interior trim, joinery and railway sleepers. In Ghana, it is used as a substitute for niangon (Heritiera utilis (Sprague) Sprague). The wood is also used as firewood and for charcoal production.
Metadata ID 8,832
ID 1,692
Crop ID Akee
Part Bark
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Bark and leaf decoctions are administered to treat oedema, intercostal pain... more
Bark and leaf decoctions are administered to treat oedema, intercostal pain, dysentery and diarrhoea.
Metadata ID 8,832
ID 1,693
Crop ID Moringa
Part Seed
Use Category Environmental
Notes The whole or pounded seeds have long been used to purify water in Sudan.
Metadata ID 8,813

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