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Famine Foods
Compiled by Robert Freedman
MELIACEAE
Azadirachta indica, A. Juss. (syn. Azadirachta indica, A. Juss.)
India (Bombay Presidency): fruit eaten; (Madras Presidency): ripe fruit eaten
for the small quantity of pulp between the pit and the skin. (Western
Rajasthan): ripe fruit (berries) pulp eaten (sucked) raw. Vernacular names -
Bombay Presidency, Surat district, Mandvi; Rajasthan (western): Nim
/Neem, Nimkauli. Tamil:Veypa marum. Telugu:Vapa
chettu. Ref. GAMMIE; GUPTA & KANODIA, SAXENA; SHANKARNARAYAN
& SAXENA; SHORTT, WATT.
Cedrala sinensis, A. Juss. (syn. Cedrela serrata, Royle;
Cedrela serrulata, Miq.; Toona sinensis, Roem.). China: shoots
eaten. Chemical composition: Protein = 5.97%. Fat = 1.02%. Carbohydrate =
6.57%. Ash = 1.48%. Vitamin A = large quantities. Vitamin C = trace. Vernacular
name: Chinese Cedar. Ref. READ. UPHOF.
Mengea tenuifolia, Moq. in DC. India (Deccan): herb eaten. Ref. WATT.
Trichilia dregeana, E.M. Zululand (Ubombo district): fruit eaten.
Vernacular name - Zulu: Umkuhlo. Natal: oil from seeds used (no details
given). Ref. HELY-HUTCHINSON.
Last update Thursday, March 5, 1998 by aw