Log In
Or create an account ->
Imperial Library
Home
About
News
Upload
Forum
Help
Login/SignUp
Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
introduction
EDIBILITY OF PLANTS
Plant Identification
Universal Edibility Test
Temperate Zone Food Plants
Tropical Zone Food Plants
Desert Zone Food Plants
Seaweeds
Preparation of Plant Food
PLANTS FOR MEDICINE
Terms and Definitions
Specific Remedies
Miscellaneous Uses Of Plants
EDIBLE AND MEDICINAL PLANTS
Abal - Calligonum comosum
Acacia - Acacia farnesiana
Agave - Agave species
Almond - Prunus amygdalus
Amaranth - Amaranthus species
Arctic willow - Salix arctica
Arrowroot - Maranta and Sagittaria species
Asparagus - Asparagus officinalis
Bael fruit - Aegle marmelos
Bamboo - Various species including Bambusa, Dendrocalamus, Phyllostachys
Banana and plantain - Musa species
Baobab - Adansonia digitata
Batoko plum - Flacourtia inermis
Bearberry or kinnikinnick - Arctostaphylos uvaursi
Beech - Fagus species
Bignay - Antidesma bunius
Blackberry, raspberry, and dewberry - Rubus species
Blueberry and huckleberry - Vaccinium and Gaylussacia species
Breadfruit - Artocarpus incisa
Burdock - Arctium lappa
Burl Palm - Corypha elata
Canna lily - Canna indica
Carob tree - Ceratonia siliqua
Cashew nut - Anacardium occidentale
Cattail - Typha latifolia
Cereus cactus - Cereus species
Chestnut - Castanea sativa
Chicory - Cichorium intybus
Chufa - Cyperus esculentus
Coconut - Cocos nucifera
Common jujube - Ziziphus jujuba
Cranberry - Vaccinium macrocarpon
Crowberry - Empetrum nigrum
Cuipo tree - Cavanillesia platanifolia
Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale
Date palm - Phoenix dactylifera
Daylily - Hemerocallis fulva
Duchesnea or Indian strawberry - Duchesnea indica
Elderberry - Sambucus canadensis
Fireweed - Epilobium angustifolium
Fishtail palm - Caryota urens
Foxtail grass - Setaria species
Goa bean - Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
Hackberry - Celtis species
Hazelnut or wild filbert - Corylus species
Horseradish tree - Moringa pterygosperma
Iceland moss - Cetraria islandica
Indian potato or Eskimo potato - Claytonia species
Juniper - Juniperus species
Lotus - Nelumbo species
Malanga - Xanthosoma caracu
Mango - Mangifera indica
Manioc - Manihot utillissima
Marsh marigold - Caltha palustris
Mulberry - Morus species
Nettle - Urtica and Laportea species
Nipa palm - Nipa fruticans
Oak - Quercus species
Orach - Atriplex species
Palmetto palm - Sabal palmetto
Papaya or pawpaw - Carica papaya
Persimmon - Diospyros virginiana and other species
Pincushion cactus - Mammilaria species
Pine - Pinus species
Plantain, broad and narrow leaf - Plantago species
Pokeweed - Phytolacca americana
Prickly pear cactus - Opuntia species
Purslane - Portulaca oleracea
Rattan palm - Calamus species
Reed - Phragmites australis
Reindeer moss - Cladonia rangiferina
Rock tripe - Umbilicaria species
Rose apple - Eugenia jambos
Sago palm - Metroxylon sagu
Sassafras - Sassafras albidum
Saxaul - Haloxylon ammondendron
Screw pine - Pandanus species
Sea orach - Atriplex halimus
Sheep sorrel - Rumex acerosella
Sorghum - Sorghum species
Spatterdock or yellow water lily - Nuphar species
Sterculia - Sterculia foetida
Strawberry - Fragaria species
Sugarcane - Saccharum officinarum
Sugar palm - Arenga pinnata
Sweetsop - Annona squamosa
Tamarind - Tamarindus indica
Taro, cocoyam, elephant ears, eddo, dasheen - Colocasia and Alocasia species
Thistle - Cirsium species
Ti - Cordyline terminalis
Tree fern - Various genera
Tropical almond - Terminalia catappa
Walnut - Juglans species
Water chestnut - Trapa natans
Water lettuce - Ceratopteris species
Water lily - Nymphaea odorata
Water plantain - Alisma plantago-aquatica
Wild caper - Capparis aphylla
Wild crab apple or wild apple - Malus species
Wild desert gourd or colocynth - Citrullus colocynthis
Wild dock and wild sorrel - Rumex crispus and Rumex acetosella
Wild fig - Ficus species
Wild gourd or luffa sponge - Luffa cylindrica
Wild grape vine - Vitis species
Wild onion and garlic - Allium species
Wild pistachio - Pistacia species
Wild rice - Zizania aquatica
Wild rose - Rosa species
Wood sorrel - Oxalis species
Yam - Dioscorea species
Yam bean - Pachyrhizus erosus
POISONOUS PLANTS
Castor bean, castor-oil plant, palma Christi
Chinaberry
Cowhage, cowage, cowitch
Death camas, death lily
Lantana
Manchineel
Oleander
Pangi
Physic nut
Poison hemlock, fool’s parsley
Poison ivy and poison oak
Poison sumac
Renghas tree, rengas tree, marking nut, black-varnish tree
Rosary pea or crab’s eyes
Strychnine tree
Trumpet vine or trumpet creeper
Water hemlock or spotted cowbane
← Prev
Back
Next →
← Prev
Back
Next →