The Carrot family.
Angelica decursiva, French and Savat. China: leaves boiled and then eaten with oil and salt. Ref. READ.
Bunium alpinum, Waldst. & Kit. Tunisia: as for Bunium incrassatum (q.v.) Ref. BOUQUET.
Bunium bulbocastanum, L.; Bert. ex DC.; Huds. France: root recommended as a famine food eaten raw or roasted. The seeds were used as a flavoring for bread, in France, during the 18th Century. Ref. PARMENTIER.
Bunium Chaberti, Batt. in Batt. & Trab. Tunisia: tubers are roasted preferably on wood carbon, in an oven or in ashes. If not sufficiently cooked, the resin may cause gastro-intestinal disorders. It is also boiled in salt water and seasoned with oil and spices. Ref. BOUQUET.
Bunium incrassatum, Batt. (syn. Carum incrassatum, Boiss.) Tunisia: as for Bunium Chaberti. Vernacular names - Arabic: Talrhouda, Belbous, Aktsir, Ouetsir, Akser, Akoutsar. Ref. BOUQUET.
Bunium Macusa, Boiss. Tunisia: as for Bunium Chaberti. Ref. BOUQUET.
Bupleurum falcatum, Berg.; Dalz.; Gibs.; L. Turcz. Himalayas (area unspecified): roots eaten. China: shoots and leaves eaten. It is reported that the young plant may be eaten before it lignifies. The stem and the leaves contain the glucoside rutin. Vernacular name: Hare's Ear. Ref. READ.
Carum carvi, L. (syn. Apium carvi, Crantz; Seseli Carvi, Lam.) Norway: in Spring, flour is ground from the roots. Vernacular name: Caraway. Ref. SAYCE.
Cnidum Monnieri, L. China: leaves and shoots eaten. Ref. READ.
Cnidum officinale, Mak. China: leaves boiled then eaten with oil and salt. The leaves are also used as the base for a beverage. Ref. READ.
Conioselinum univittatum, Turcz. ex Kar. & Kir. (syn. Selinum Benthami, S. Watts.) China: leaves boiled and then eaten with oil and salt. They are also used as the base for a beverage. Vernacular name: Hemlock Parsley. Ref. READ.
Cryptotænia japonica, Hassk. (syn, Croptotænia canadensis, DC.) China: leaves boiled and then eaten with oil and salt. Chemical composition: Protein = 2.3%. Fat = 0.23%. Carbohydrate = 4.4%. Ash = 2.1%. Contains a small amount of fragrant oil. Vernacular name: Hone-Wart. Ref. READ.
Daucus vulgaris, Lam; Neck. France: root recommended as a famine food. Ref. PAFMENTIER.
Hydrocotyle asiatica, L. India: leaves eaten. Vernacular name - Ahmednagar district, Bombay Presidency: Khoburwali. Ref. GAMMIE.
Imperatoria major, S.F. Gray. France: starch of root recommended for extending bread flour, after removal of bitter element. Ref. PARMENTIER.
Levisticum vulgare, Reichb. France: root recommended as a famine food after cooking "a grande eau." Ref. PARMENTIER.
Nothosmyrnium japonicum, Miq. China: leaves boiled then eaten with oil and salt. Vernacular name: Straw Weed. Ref. READ.
Oenanthe apilifolia, Brot. France: starch of root recommended for extending bread flour, after removal of toxic element. Ref. PARMENTIER.
Oenanthe stolonifera, DC.; Wall. China: leaves boiled then eaten with oil and salt. Chemical composition: Protein = 1.51%. Fat = 0.28%. Carbohydrate = 2.47%. Ash = 1.4%. Vernacular names: Water Celery, Water Dropwort. Ref. READ, UPHOF.
Osmorrhiza aristata, Mak. & Yabe. China: roots peeled, washed and eaten raw. Vernacular name: Sweet Cicley. Ref. READ.
Osmorrhiza japonica, Sieb. & Zucc. China: roots peeled, washed, and eaten raw. Ref. READ.
Pastinaca sylvestris, Mill. France: root recommended as a famine food. The water in which the root is cooked is ordinarily very acrid and should be discarded. The cooked root can be eaten with butter and salt. Ref. PARMENTIER.
Peucedanum decursivum, Maxim. China: leaves boiled and then eaten with oil and salt. Vernacular name: Wild Parsnip. Ref. READ.
Sanicula europæa, L. China: shoots and leaves eaten. Vernacular names: Sanicle, European Wood Sanicle. Ref. READ, UPHOF.
Sanicula sinensis, Bunge. China: shoots and leaves eaten. Ref. READ.
Selinum Monnieri, L. China: shoots and leaves eaten. Vernacular name: Snake's Bed. Ref. READ.
Seseli Libanotis, Koch. China: leaves boiled and then eaten with oil and salt. Vernacular name: Meadow Saxifrage. Ref. READ.
Seseli Libanotis, Koch, var. daucifolia, DC. China: leaves boiled then eaten with oil and salt. Ref. READ.
Siler divaricatum, Benth. & Hook. f. China: shoots and leaves eaten. In the 16th Century, in Kiangsu and Anhui Provinces, the young leaves were gathered in the second moon. Vernacular name: Bofu. Ref. READ.
Sisarum germanorum, Schur. France: root recommended as a famine food [eaten with] with milk or broth. Vernacular name: Chervil. Ref. PARMENTIER.
Sphallerocarpus gracilis, K.-Pol. Manchuria: young plants eaten. Ref. BARANOV.