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Table 1 Inventory of dietary plants used by the Naxi people during drought in Lijiang area, Northwest Yunnan, China (ranked alphabetically by species)

From: Ethnobotanical study of traditional edible plants used by the Naxi people during droughts

Voucher Code

Scientific name

Chinese Name

Habitat

Part Used

Diet type

SI

NE125

Aconitum stapfianum Hand.-Mazz.***

玉龙乌头

W

Root

Healthcare food

0.5

NE132

Allium beesianum W. W. Sm.

蓝花韭

W

Leaf

Vegetable, Seasoning

0.5

NE008

Allium cepa var. proliferum Regel

红葱

G

Whole plant

Vegetable, Seasoning

0.5

NE133

Allium chrysanthum Regel

野葱

W

Whole plant

Vegetable, Seasoning

0.5

NE007

Allium fistulosum L.

G

Whole plant

Vegetable, Seasoning

0.5

NE027

Allium hookeri Thwaites

宽叶韭

W

Leaf

Vegetable, Seasoning

0.5

NE010

Allium sativum L.

G

Bulb

Seasoning, Healthcare food

0.5

NE023

Allium tuberosum Rottl. ex Spreng

G

Leaf, Root

Vegetable, Seasoning

0.5

NE139

Amygdalus persica L.

V

Fruit

Fruit

0.5

NE102

Aralia chinensis L.

楤木

W

Tender stem and leaf

Vegetable

2

NE061

Arceuthobium pini Hawksworth et Wiens

高山松寄生

W

Leaf

Drink, Healthcare food

0.1

NE005

Arctium lappa L.

牛蒡

W

Root

Vegetable, Healthcare food

1

NE018

Aruncus sylvester Kostel.

假升麻

W

Tender stem and leaf

Vegetable

2

NE078

Athyrium kuratae Serizawa

仓田蹄盖蕨

W

Tender stem and leaf, Root

Vegetable, Substitute grain, Wine-plant

5

NE062

Auricularia auricula (L. ex Hook.) Underw

黑木耳

W

Whole plant

Vegetable, Healthcare food

0.5

NE068

Avena sativa L.

燕麦

F

Seed

Grain

5

NE076

Berberis liophylla Schneid.

滑叶小檗

W

Flower

Vegetable

0.1

NE082

Berberis pruinosa Franch.

粉叶小檗

W

Flower

Vegetable

0.1

NE087

Berberis wilsonae Hemsl.

金花小檗

W

Flower

Vegetable

0.1

NE142

Berchemia sinica C. K. Schneider

勾儿茶

W

Fruit

Fruit

0.5

NE054

Brassica chinensis L.

青菜

G

Aerial part

Vegetable

3

NE071

Brassica chinensis L. cv ‘Dakucai’

大苦菜

G

Aerial part

Vegetable

3

NE057

Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.

油芥菜

F

Seed

Oil

2

NE024

Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.

甘蓝

G

Leaf

Vegetable

1

NE032

Brassica rapa L.

芜青

F, BF

Fleshy root, Leaf, Tender leaf

Grain, Fruit, Vegetable

5

NE123

Campylotropis hirtella (Franch.) Schindl.

毛杭子梢

W

Leaf

Drink

0.1

NE070

Cannabis sativa L.

大麻

BF

Seed

Oil, Snack

0.5

NE108

Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic.

W

Aerial part

Vegetable, Healthcare food

3

NE046

Caragana franchetiana Kom.

云南锦鸡儿

W

Flower

Vegetable

0.5

NE100

Chaenomeles speciosa (Sweet) Nakai

皱皮木瓜

V

Fruit

Fruit, Seasoning

1

NE020

Chenopodium album L.

W

Aerial part

Vegetable

3

NE021

Cicer arietinum L.

鹰嘴豆

F

Seed

Grain, Snack

1

NE112

Cirsium chlorolepis Petrak ex Hand.-Mazz.

两面刺

W

Root

Vegetable, Healthcare food

1

NE113

Cirsium eriophoroides (Hook. f.) Petrak

贡山蓟

W

Root

Vegetable, Healthcare food

1

NE092

Cirsium griseum Levl.

灰蓟

W

Root

Vegetable, Healthcare food

1

NE093

Cirsium lidjiangense Petrak ex Hand.-Mazz.

丽江蓟

W

Root

Vegetable, Healthcare food

1

NE037

Codonopsis convolvulacea Kurz. var. pinifolia (Hand. -Mazz.) Nannf.

松叶鸡蛋参

W

Root

Vegetable, Healthcare food

0.5

NE052

Coriandrum sativum L.

芫荽

G

Whole plant

Vegetable, Seasoning

0.5

NE084

Cotoneaster franchetii Bois

西南栒子

W

Fruit

Fruit

0.5

NE090

Cotoneaster microphyllus Lindl.

小叶栒子

W

Fruit

Fruit

0.5

NE064

Crataegus chungtienensis W. W. Smith

中甸山楂

V

Fruit

Fruit, Healthcare food

1

NE063

Crataegus scabrifolia (Franch.) Rehd.

云南山楂

V

Fruit

Fruit, Healthcare food

1

NE004

Cynanchum auriculatum Royle ex Wight

牛皮消

W

Milky-juice

Coagulating agent

0.1

NE034

Dioscorea delavayi Franch.

高山薯蓣

W

Root

Vegetable, Healthcare food

1

NE035

Dioscorea hemsleyi Prain et Burkill

粘山药

W

Root

Vegetable, Healthcare food

1

NE045

Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.

牛奶子

W

Fruit

Fruit

0.5

NE127

Eriophyton wallichii Benth.

绵参

W

Root

Vegetable, Healthcare food

0.1

NE025

Fagopyrum esculentum Moench

荞麦

F, BF

Seed, Tender stem

Grain, Vegetable

4

NE026

Fagopyrum tataricum (L.) Gaertn.

苦荞麦

F, BF

Seed, Tender stem

Grain, Vegetable

5

NE051

Fargesia communis Yi

马亨箭竹

W

Bamboo shoot

Vegetable

0.1

NE048

Fargesia melanostachys (Hand.-Mazz.) Yi

黑穗箭竹

W

Bamboo shoot

Vegetable

0.1

NE050

Fargesia yulongshanensis Yi

玉龙山箭竹

W

Bamboo shoot

Vegetable

0.1

NE053

Fargesia yunnanensis Hsueh

昆明实心竹

W

Bamboo shoot

Vegetable

0.1

NE001

Foeniculum vulgare Mill.

茴香

G

Aerial part, Seed

Vegetable, Seasoning

1

NE095

Fragaria gracilis Lozinsk.

纤细草莓

W

Fruit

Fruit

1

NE096

Fragaria moupinensis (Franch.) Card.

西南草莓

W

Fruit

Fruit

1

NE094

Fragaria vesca L.

野草莓

W

Fruit

Fruit

1

NE011

Galeopsis bifida Boenn.

鼬瓣花

W

Seed

Oil

1

NE129

Galium elegans Wall. ex Roxb.

小红参

W

Root

Vegetable, Healthcare food

0.5

NE120

Gentiana cephalantha Franch. ex Hemsl.

头花龙胆

W

Aerial part

Fermenting agent

0.1

NE116

Gentiana rigescens Franch. ex Hemsl.

滇龙胆草

W

Aerial part

Fermenting agent

0.1

NE118

Gentiana szechenyii Kanitz

大花龙胆

W

Aerial part

Fermenting agent

0.1

NE101

Helwingia japonica (Thunb.) Dietr.

青荚叶

W

Tender leaf

Vegetable

3

NE019

Hemerocallis citrina Baroni

黄花菜

G

Flower

Vegetable

0.5

NE022

Hippolytia delavayi (Franch. ex、W. W. Smith) Shih

川滇女蒿

W

Aerial part

Vegetable, Healthcare food

0.5

NE009

Hordeum vulgare L.

大麦

F, BF

Seed

Grain

3

NE012

Juglans sigillata Dode

泡核桃

V

Kernel

Nut

0.5

NE006

Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort.

川芎

G

Aerial part, Root

Vegetable, Healthcare food

2

NE141

Lilium duchartrei Franch

宝兴百合

G

Root

Vegetable, Healthcare food

0.5

NE143

Lilium lancifolium Thunb.

卷丹

G

Root

Vegetable, Healthcare food

0.5

NE028

Lobaria fuscotomentosa Yoshim.

黑毛肺衣

W

Whole plant

Substitute grain

5

NE014

Lobaria orientalis (Asahina) Yoshim.

东方网肺衣

W

Whole plant

Substitute grain

5

NE002

Lobaria yunnanensis Yoshim.

云南网肺衣

W

Whole plant

Substitute grain

5

NE017

Maianthemum atropurpureum (Franch.) LaFrankie

高大鹿药

W

Tender stem and leaf

Vegetable

3

NE016

Maianthemum forrestii (W. W. Sm.) LaFrankie

抱茎鹿药

W

Tender stem and leaf

Vegetable

3

NE015

Maianthemum henryi (Baker) LaFrankie

管花鹿药

W

Tender stem and leaf

Vegetable

3

NE036

Malus pumila Mill.

苹果

G

Fruit

Fruit

1

NE091

Malus rockii Rehd.

丽江山荆子

W

Fruit

Fruit, Healthcare food

1

NE067

Malva verticillata L.

野葵

W

Tender stem and leaf

Vegetable, Healthcare food

1

NE080

Origanum vulgare L.

牛至

W

Aerial part

Spice

0.1

NE060

Phaseolus lunatus L.

棉豆

F

Seed

Vegetable, Grain

2

NE069

Phaseolus vulgaris L.

菜豆

G

Legume

Vegetable

1

NE114

Pinus armandii Franch.

华山松

W

Kernel, Tender leaf, Pollen

Nut, Vegetable, Healthcare food

0.1

NE115

Pinus yunnanensis Franch.

云南松

W

Kernel, Tender leaf, Pollen

Nut, Vegetable, Healthcare food

1

NE105

Pisum sativum L.

豌豆

F

Seed, Tender stem and leaf

Grain, Vegetable, Snack

2

NE097

Plantago depressa Willd.

平车前

W

Aerial part

Vegetable, Healthcare food

1

NE099

Polygonatum cirrhifolium (Wall.) Royle

卷叶黄精

W

Rhizome

Healthcare food

0.5

NE103

Prinsepia utilis Royle

扁核木

W

Kernel, Tender stem

Oil, Vegetable

3

NE077

Pteridium revolutum (Bl.) Nakai

毛轴蕨

W

Tender stem and leaf, Root

Vegetable, Substitute grain, Wine-plant

5

NE145

Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn var. latiusculum (Desv.) Underw. ex Heller

W

Tender stem and leaf, Root

Vegetable, Substitute grain, Wine-plant

5

NE135

Pyracantha angustifolia (Franch.) Schneid.

窄叶火棘

W

Fruit

Fruit

2

NE134

Pyracantha fortuneana (Maxim.) Li

火棘

W

Fruit

Fruit

2

NE031

Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm. f.) Nakai

沙梨

G

Fruit

Fruit

1

NE074

Quercus aquifolioides Rehd. et Wils.

川滇高山栎

W

Kernel

Grain, Wine-plant

4

NE072

Quercus guyavaefolia H. Leveille

帽斗栎

W

Kernel

Grain, Wine-plant

4

NE075

Quercus monimotricha Hand.-Mazz.

矮高山栎

W

Kernel

Grain, Wine-plant

4

NE030

Raphanus sativus L. var. raphanistroides (Makino) Makino

蓝花子

BF

Seed

Oil

3

NE086

Rhododendron hippophaeoides Balf.f. & W. W. Sm

灰背杜鹃

W

Flower

Vegetable

0.1

NE085

Rhododendron yunnanense Franch.

云南杜鹃

W

Flower

Vegetable, Healthcare food

0.1

NE126

Ribes glaciale Wall

冰川茶藨子

W

Fruit

Fruit

0.5

NE130

Rosa omeiensis Rolfe

峨眉蔷薇

W

Tender stem

Vegetable

0.1

NE088

Rosa omeiensis Rolfe f. pteracantha Rehd. et Wils.

扁刺峨眉蔷薇

W

Tender stem

Vegetable

0.1

NE029

Rosa rugosa Thunb.

玫瑰

V

Tender stem, Petal

Vegetable, Spice

0.1

NE089

Rosa sericea Lindl.

绢毛蔷薇

W

Tender stem

Vegetable

0.1

NE140

Rosa soulieana Crep.

川滇蔷薇

W

Tender stem

Vegetable

0.1

NE040

Roscoea cautleoides Gagnep.

滇象牙参

W

Root

Vegetable, Healthcare food

0.5

NE041

Roscoea cautleoides Gagnep.

早花象牙参

W

Root

Vegetable, Healthcare food

0.5

NE039

Roscoea tibetica Bat.

藏象牙参

W

Root

Vegetable, Healthcare food

0.5

NE137

Rubus aurantiacus Focke

桔红悬钩子

W

Fruit

Fruit

0.5

NE106

Rubus biflorus Buch.-Ham. ex Smith

粉枝莓

W

Fruit

Fruit

1

NE117

Rubus niveus Thunb.

红泡刺藤

W

Fruit

Fruit

1

NE119

Rubus subornatus Focke

美饰悬钩子

W

Fruit

Fruit

1

NE122

Rubus trijugus Focke

三对叶悬钩子

W

Fruit

Fruit

1

NE104

Sagittaria trifolia L.

慈菇

W

Root

Vegetable

1

NE079

Salix balfouriana Schneid.

白背柳

W

Inflorescence

Substitute grain

5

NE083

Salix delavayana Hand.-Mazz.

腹毛柳

W

Inflorescence

Substitute grain

5

NE081

Salix spodiophylla Hand.-Mazz.

灰叶柳

W

Inflorescence

Substitute grain

5

NE058

Sambucus adnata Wall. ex DC.

血满草

W

Tender stem, Fruit

Vegetable, Fruit

1

NE042

Sanguisorba filiformis (Hook. f.) Hand.-Mazz.

矮地榆

W

Root

Vegetable, Healthcare food

1

NE124

Saussurea leucoma Diels

羽裂雪兔子

W

Whole plant

Vegetable, Healthcare food

0.1

NE098

Schisandra rubriflora (Franch). Rehd. et Wils.

红花五味子

W

Fruit

Fruit, Healthcare food

0.1

NE013

Scurrula parasitica L.

红花寄生

W

Fruit

Snack

0.1

NE049

Solanum tuberosum L.

洋芋

F, BF

Tuber

Grain, Vegetable

5

NE128

Stebbinsia umbrella (Franch.) Lipsch.

肉菊

W

Root

Healthcare food

0.1

NE047

Sticta nylanderiana Zahlbr.

平滑牛皮叶

W

Aerial part

Substitute grain

5

NE110

Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz.

蒲公英

W

Aerial part

Vegetable, Healthcare food

1

NE066

Thamnolia subuliformis (Ehrh.) W. L. Culb.

雪地茶

W

Whole plant

Drink

0.1

NE065

Thamnolia vermicularis (Sw.) Ach. ex Schaerer

地茶

W

Whole plant

Drink

0.1

NE109

Thlaspi arvense L.

菥蓂

W

Aerial part, Seed

Vegetable, Oil

3

NE056

Triticum aestivum L.

普通小麦

F

Seed

Grain

2

NE059

Usnea longissima Ach.

长松萝

W

Whole plant

Healthcare food

0.1

NE136

Vaccinium fragile Franch.

乌鸦果

W

Fruit

Fruit

0.1

NE121

Viburnum betulifolium Batal.

桦叶荚蒾

W

Fruit

Fruit

0.5

NE138

Viburnum cylindricum Buch. -Ham. ex D. Don

水红木

W

Kernel

Oil

1

NE003

Vicia faba L.

蚕豆

F

Seed

Grain

3

NE073

Vicia sativa L.

救荒野豌豆

BF

Tender stem

Vegetable

2

NE111

Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim.

花椒

V

Fruit, Tender stem and leaf

Seasoning, Healthcare food, Vegetable

0.1

NE144

Zea mays L.

玉米

F

Seed

Grain

5

NE146

Cucurbita moschata (Duch. ex Lam.) Duch. ex Poiret

南瓜

G

Fruit

Vegetable

3

  1. W Wild land, F Rich Farmland, G Home garden, BF Cyclic Fallowed Barren Farmland, V Inner village
  2. ***Aconitum stapfianum Hand.-Mazz (玉龙乌头) is a highly toxic plant because of the presence of aconitine. The preparation process was very strictly controlled to protect against toxic effects. The cleaned fresh aconitum root is stewed with pork fat, but importantly, it must be stewed in boiling water throughout the entire cooking process, as the addition of any cold water can cause toxic effects. The specific cooking process is as follows: when cooking begins, the water must be fully boiling, and then cleaned, fresh aconitum root and pork fat can be added; during the stewing process, when water needs to be added, it must be fully boiling water, and cool water must not be added, or poisoning may occur. Another key point is that, after eating, people must not be exposed to cold wind and should stay in rooms with windows closed for 1 night