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

Urtica parviflora

Uses

India (Garhwal Himalayas): tender shoots cooked as vegetable. Ethnomedical use: for sciatica.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Roxb.

Plant Classification Group:

Urticaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India

Plant References:

GUPTA

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