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Tribulus terrestris L.
Appendix 28
SPECIMEN PROFILES FROM THE DATABASE OF PLANTS USED AS FOOD
(Data gathered by Ms Sharu Raj)
9. BRASSICACEAE (CRUCIFERAE)
17. BRASSICA NIGRA (L.) KOCH.
(=Sinapis nigra Roxb.; Sinapis nigra L.)
Parts used: Young leaves, seeds
Vernacular names:
Eng.: Black mustard; Hin.: Banarsi rai; Kan.: Sasave; Mal.: Katuka; Tam.: Kadugu; Tel.: Aavaalu
Uses as food:
Seeds for flavouring. Seed oil in cooking and garnishing.
Other uses:
Seeds stimulant, rubifacient, vasicant. Stimulate digestive secretions. Used as an emetic, narcotic, and in snake bite. Mustard oil is a mutagen.
Chemistry (values per 100 g):
Protein 20 g; fat 39.7 g; minerals 4.2 g; fibre 1.8 g; carbohydrates 23.8 g; Ca 490 mg; P 700 mg; Fe 17.9 mg; carotene 0.162 mg; thiamine 0.65 mg; riboflavin 0.26 mg; niacin 4 mg; energy 541 k. cal.
Origin and distribution:
Uncertain, generally Eurasia; widely cultivated.
10. BROMELIACEAE
20. ANANAS COMOSUS (L.) MERRILL
(=Ananas sativa Schult. f.)
Parts used: Fruits
Vernacular names:
Eng.: Pineapple; Hin.: Ananas; Kan.: Ananas; Mal.: Ananas; Tam.: Anasipalam; Tel.: Anasapandu
Uses as food:
Ripe fruits eaten. Used in pies, cakes, jams, etc. Fruit juice is extensively consumed. Pineapple fruit waste is used to make vinegar.
Other uses:
Juice is diuretic and antiscorbutic. Juice of unripe fruit is purgative and abortifacient. Fresh juice contains the enzyme bromelin which aids digestion. Leaf juice anthelmentic.
Chemistry (values per 100 g):
Protein 0.4 mg; fat 0.1 g; minerals 0.4 g; fibre 0.5 g; carbohydrates 10.8 g; Ca 20 mg; P 9 mg; Fe 1.2 mg; carotene 0.018 mg; thiamine 0.20 mg; riboflavin 0.12 mg; niacin 0.1 mg; vitamin C 39 mg; energy 46 k.cal.
Origin and distribution:
South America; very widely cultivated
Appendix 29
THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES OF SPECIES USED AS FOOD
Allium cepa L. Garlic. Allium sativum L. Onion. Liliaceae. Bulbs antifungal, antibacterial, antihypertensive, hypoglycaemic, antiflatulant, anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic.
Anacardium occidentale L. Cashew. Anacardiaceae. Bark, leaves, soft part of the fruits and the shell astringent, lotion, mouthwash, against tooth ache, sore gums, dysentery, antihypertensive, hypoglycaemic, vasodilator, CNS deppressant, sedative, antibacterial, anthelmintic, molluscicidal.
Ananas comosus (L.) Merrill (=A. sativa Schult.). Pineapple. Bromeliaceae. Fruits antibacterial, anthelmintic, antifertility in females.
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