Table 1.
Ethnobotany of wild edible plants selected for nutritional analysis.
Species name | Local name | Family name | Parts used | Cooked/raw | Alleged medicinal properties |
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Erechtites valerianiaeolia (Link ex Spring) DC. | Ber-pa | Asteraceae | Leaves | Cooked | Skin problems, fever, and tonsillitis |
Dendrocalamus asper (Schult.) Backer | Rabo | Poaceae | Shoots | Raw and cooked | Increase appetite |
Gomphandra quadrifida (Blume) Sleumer | Bern-go | Stemonuraceae | Leaves | Cooked | Recovery after child birth |
Solanum nigrum L. | Kera | Solanaceae | Leaves, fruits | Cooked | High blood pressure |
Pleocnemia irregularis (C. Presl) Holttum | Ber-negy | Dryopteridaceae | Fronds | Raw and cooked | Diarrhoea, skin infection |