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Famine Foods
Compiled by Robert Freedman

POLYGALACEAE

Polygala chinensis, Hook.; L. India Bombay Presidency: leaves eaten. Vernacular name: Negli. Ref. GAMMIE.

Polygala japonica, Houtt. China: leaves, shoots and roots eaten. The roots are boiled in several changes of water. The core is removed, and the root is boiled again in fresh water before eating. The core is deleterious. Ref. READ.

Polygala tenuifolia, Willd, As for Polygala japonica, Houtt. Vernacular name: Chinese Senega. Ref. READ.


Last update Friday, March 6, 1998 by aw