Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Aristolochia debilis

Uses

China: leaves eaten with oil and salt, after being boiled. Roots and stems reported toxic

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Sieb. & Zucc.

Plant Classification Group:

Aristolochiaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- China

Plant References:

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