Table 6 Economically important medicinal plants and medicinal plants as foodstuffs
Plant species | Economically important plants/for sale | Used as a foodstuff |
|---|---|---|
Achillea clypeolata Sm | Ap (dried) | |
Achillea millefolium L | Ap (dried) | |
Agrimonia eupatoria L | Ap (dried) | |
Alchemilla vulgaris L | Ap (dried) | |
Allium cepa L | WhPl (young plants),Tuber | WhPl, Tu: Salad, spice |
Allium sativum L | WhPl (young plants), Tuber | WhPl, Tu: Salad, spice |
Allium ursinum L | Le (young; fresh or dried) | Le: salad, spice |
Artemisia absinthium L | Ap (in flower) | Ap: liquor ‘travarica’ |
Calendula officinalis L | Ap, Fl | |
Capsella bursa-pastoris Medik | Ap (dried) | |
Carlina acaulis L | Ro (young plants) | |
Centaurium erythraea Rafn | Ap (dried) | |
Chelidonium majus L | WhPl, Ap (dried) | |
Cichorium intybus L | Ro, WhPl | |
Cornus mas L | Fr, Syrup | Syrup, liquor |
Corylus avellana L | Fr | Fr (cakes and cookies) |
Cydonia oblonga Mill | Le (dried), Fr (fresh) | Fr (fresh, baked), sweet, juice, syrup |
Epilobium parviflorum (Schreb.) Schreb | Ap (dried) | |
Equisetum sp. | Ap (dried) | |
Fragaria vesca L | Fr (fresh), Le (dried) | Fr (fresh), sweet, syrup, cocktail |
Fumaria officinalis L | Ap (dried) | |
Galium verum L | Ap (dried) | |
Gentiana asclepiadea L | Ap (dried) | |
Gentiana cruciata L | Ap (dried) | |
Gentiana lutea L | Ro (dried) | |
Geranium robertianum L | Ap (dried) | |
Hypericum perforatum L | Ap (dried) | |
Hyssopus officinalis L | Ap | |
Juglans regia L | Fr | Fr, liquor ‘orahovača’’ |
Juniperus communis L | Fr (fresh) | |
Lythrum salicaria L | Ap | |
Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill | Fr | Vinegar |
Malva sylvestris L | Fl, Le | |
Marrubium vulgare L | Ap | |
Matricaria chamomilla L | Tea | |
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Pall | Ap | |
Melissa officinalis L | Ap | Syrup |
Mentha × piperita L | Ap | Spice, tea |
Mentha pulegium L | Ap | Spice, tea |
Mentha spicata L | Ap | Spice, tea |
Morus nigra L | Fr (fresh) | |
Nasturtium officinale R.Br | Ap—salad | |
Origanum vulgare L | Ap (dried) | |
Persicaria bistorta Samp | Rh (dried) | |
Phaseolus vulgaris L | Fr | |
Plantago lanceolata L | Le (dried) | |
Plantago major L | Le (dried) | |
Polygonum aviculare L | Ap (dried) | |
Primula veris L | Ap | |
Prunus avium (L.) L | Fr | Fr (fresh), compote, liquor, sweet |
Pulmonaria officinalis L | Ap | |
Pyrus pyraster (L.) Burgsd | Fr | Herb brandy ‘travarica’ |
Rosa canina L | Fr (fresh) | Jam, tea |
Rubus plicatus Weihe & Nees | Fr (fresh) | Fr (fresh), sweet, juice, syrup |
Rubus idaeus L | Le (dried), Fr (fresh) | Fr (fresh), juice, syrup |
Rumex patientia L | In cooking: fresh leaves for soup or ‘sarmice’ | |
Salvia officinalis L | Ap (dried) | |
Sambucus nigra L | Fl (dried), Syrup | Fl: syrup, Fr: sweet |
Satureja montana L | Ap (dried) | Tea, spice |
Sorbus domestica L | Fr when the fruits have rotted | |
Stachys officinalis (L.) Trevis | Le (dried) | |
Taraxacum officinale F.H.Wigg | WhPl | Fl: Sweet, honey ‘medovina’, Syrup, Le: salad |
Teucrium chamaedrys L | Ap | |
Teucrium montanum L | Ap | |
Thymus serpyllum L | Ap | Syrup, tea, spice |
Tilia cordata Mill | Fl | Tea |
Tilia platyphyllos Scop | Fl | Tea |
Tilia tomentosa Moench | Fl | Tea |
Tussilago farfara L | Le (dried) | |
Urtica dioica L | Le (dried), Se | Syrup, spice for dishes, for soup |
Vaccinium myrtillus L | Fr (fresh), Syrup | Fr (fresh), syrup, sweet |
Vaccinium vitis-idaea L | Fr (fresh), Syrup | Fr (fresh), syrup |
Zea mays L | Immature corn cobs: roasted or boiled |