AMARANTH
amaranthus hypochondriacus l
AMARANTH
amaranthus hypochondriacus l
Castilian:
Amaranth
,
amaranth
.
English
: Amarath, prince's feather.
Common
Name: Feather Prince.
The plant prefers light and requires moist soil. Many people eat
a
variety of this plant as
a
cooked
spinach
also consumed the seeds, which are rich in vitamins and minerals.
The seeds can be consumed raw or cooked, can be used as
a
substitute for cereal. You can bake like the popcorn. The seed can be wet for 12 hours in warm water and then wait to gush about 11 days to then add to salads. They are very small
but
the seed is easy to harvest and very nutritious. The seed can cook the total, and becomes gelatinous very well,
but
it is quite difficult in its entirety and part of the seed will pass right by the digestive
system
without being absorbed.
A
red
pigment derived from the plant is used as
a
coloring for food and medicine. The
yellow
and green dyes can be obtained from the rest of the plast.
The herb contains tannin and is astringent. It is used internally in the treatment of
diarrhea
and excessive
menstruation
. It can be used to gargle to ease the inflammation of the
pharynx
and to accelerate the healing of ulcers in the mouth, while they can also apply externally or douches, in nosebleeds. The plant can be used fresh or can be harvested after the time of bloom.
I Grae. The Colors of
Nature
- Plant Dyes. MacMillan. New York. 1974 ISBN 0 - 02 - 544950 - 8
A
very good book and read.
stain.
S. Facciolo. The horn of plenty -
A
Source
Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications 1990 ISBN 0 - 9628087 - 0 - 9 Excellent.
H
. Popenoe. Crops of the Incas
National
Academy Press 1990 ISBN 0 - 309 - 04264 - X An excellent book. Very readable, very good information and photographs of some plants known to feed S.
America
.
A
. Huxley. The New Dictionary of RHS of Horticulture. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0 - 333 - 47494 - 5 Excellent and very complete,
but
contains
a
number of silly mistakes.
J. Larkcom Oriental
Vegetables
John Murray 1991 ISBN 0 - 7195 - 4781 - 4 Well written and very informative.
inclined.
D
. The encyclopedia of herbs and their uses. Dorling Kindersley, London. 1995 ISBN 0 - 7513 - 020 - 31
A
book very well presented at herb and information from around the globe.
Phillips. R. & Foy. N. The Pan Book of Herbs Inc. London. 1990 ISBN 0 - 330 - 30725 - 8 They deal with all kinds of herbs including medicinal, culinary, smell and dye plants. The excellent photographs with quite good information on
each
floor.
Chevallier.
A
. The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants Dorling Kindersley. London 1996 9 - 780751 - 303148 ISBN An excellent guide to over 500 of the most well - known medicinal herbs from around the world.
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