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Famine Foods
Compiled by Robert Freedman

SALICACEAE

The Willow or Popular family

Populus alba, L. China: leaves boiled, then eaten with oil and salt. Chemical composition: rich in Vitamin C. Contains populin and monobenzylsalicin. Vernacular name: Poplar. Ref. READ.

Populus pseudo-simonii, Kitag. Manchuria (eastern forests): leaves eaten. Ref. BARANOV.

Salix pseudo-matsudana, Chou & Sky. Manchuria (eastern forests): leaves eaten. Ref. BARANOV.

Salix sungkianica, Chou & Sky. Manchuria (eastern forests): leaves eaten. Ref. BARANOV.

Salix triandra, L. Manchuria (eastern forests): leaves eaten. Ref. BARANOV.


Last update Friday, March 6, 1998 by aw