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Famine Foods
Compiled by Robert Freedman

BERBERIDACEAE

Berberis aristata, DC. India (Garhwal Himalayas): fruit eaten raw. Vernacular name: Nepal Berberis. Ref. DARLINGTON & AMMAL, GUPTA.

Epimedium macranthum, M. & D. China: leaves boiled and eaten with oil and salt. Vernacular name: Medion Herb. Ref. READ.


Last update Thursday, January 22, 1998 by aw