Annesorhiza macrocarpa
Eckl. et Zeyh.
Anise root
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Description
A carrot like herb. The leaves and flowers appear at different times of the year. The leaves are divided several times with deep lobes in opposite pairs. The fruit are rounded. It has several fleshy roots. They have an anise like flavour.
Edible Uses
The fleshy roots are traditionally eaten roasted in ashes, boiled in milk, or stewed with meat. The leaves are also edible.
Traditional Uses
The roots are eaten roasted in the ashes. They are also boiled in milk. They can be stewed with meat.
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Medicinal Uses
Traditionally used for culinary and medicinal purposes, particularly the roots which have an anise-like flavor.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in sandy places
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Anyswortel
References (6)
- Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 29
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 55
- Ogle & Grivetti, 1985,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 195
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 18
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- van Wyk, Be., & Gericke, N., 2007, People's plants. A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa. Briza. p 81
