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Famine Foods
Compiled by Robert Freedman

URTICACEAE

Boehmeria nivea, Gaudich. China: root eaten after boiling and peeling. Vernacular names: China Grass, Ramie. Ref. READ.

Debregeasia velutina, Gaud. India (Garhwal Himalayas): fruit eaten raw. Ref. GUPTA.

Pouzolzia tuberosa, Wight. India: tuberous roots eaten. Ref. WATT.

Pouzolzia viminea, Wedd. in DC. India (Garhwal Himalayas): bark dried and powdered, then eaten. Ref. GUPTA.

Urtica cannabina, L. Manchuria: leaves eaten. Ref. BARANOV.

Urtica dioica, L. India (Garhwal Himalayas): tender shoots cooked as vegetable. Ethnomedical use: as a remedy for sciatica. Ref. GUPTA.

Urtica lætevirens, Maxim. Manchuria (eastern forests): leaves eaten. Ref. BARANOV.

Urtica parviflora, Roxb. India (Garhwal Himalayas): tender shoots cooked as vegetable. Ethnomedical use: for sciatica. Ref. GUPTA.

Urtica tuberosa, Roxb. India (Madras Presidency): tuberous roots boiled and eaten. Vernacular name - Telugu: Pilli dumpa. Ref. SHORTT.


Last update Tuesday, March 10, 1998 by aw