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

Sida cordifolia

Uses

India (Deccan): herb eaten. Ethnomedical use-Paraguay: remedy for coughs and inflammations.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Forsk.; Griseb.

Plant Classification Group:

Malvaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
South America
- Paraguay

Plant References:

ALTSCHUL
WATT

Location Map

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