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Famine Foods
Compiled by Robert Freedman

MENISPERMACEAE

Abuta platyphylla, Mart. ex Eichl. Brazil (northeast): a flour is extracted from the root starch. Chemical composition: Protein = none. Sugars = trace. Starch = 50.30%. Moisture = 13.50%. Minerals = 1.22%. Fibre (crude, etc.) = 34.98%. Ash: SiO2 = 65.9% (0.79% in gum). Fe2O = 1.2% (0.014% in gum). Thiamine = 22.5mcg per 100g. Riboflavin = negative. Vernacular names: Videira Silvestre, Uva do Apa, Parreira Brava. Ref. DE CASTRO.

Cocculus hirsutus (L.) Diels. India (Rajasthan): leaves used as vegetable. Vernacular name - Jamti -ki -bél. Ref. GUPTA & KANODIA.

Cocculus pendulus, Diel. India (Rajasthan, western ): leaves eaten as vegetable. Vernacular name: Peelwan. Ref. SAXENA.

Cocculus villosus, DC.; Wall. India: leaves made into Bhaji (boiled and eaten mixed with salt and chili peppers). Vernacular names - Bombay Presidency, Khandesh district, Taloda: Vasu vel ; Bijapur district, Badami: Dagadi. Ref. GAMMIE, WATT.


Last update Thursday, March 5, 1998 by aw