Thanks Katarina for the information. On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 1:19 PM, Katarina <[email protected]>wrote:
> Two small corrections from a Nordic angle of view: > > 1) -"In the past Cetraria islandica (Iceland moss) was an important > human food in northern Europe and Scandinavia, and was cooked in many > different ways, such as bread, porridge, pudding, soup, or salad" > By "the past" I am sure you mean at least 1600-century or earlier. > Lichens cannot have been an important everyday food item. If so the > tradition to use the lichens would still be alive at least at certain > periods of the year like christmas or easter. However I am sure that > people living "out in the bush" occasionally used the extra tummy > filling ingredient in times of famine. I would definitively prefer to > feed my raindeer and then eat the animal than eat the lichens......... > Another famine food was the pine bark(Pinus sylvestris), that finely > grounded was mixed into the fluor when making bread. > > 2) -"Cladina rangiferina, or reindeer lichen , is a staple food of > reindeer and caribou in the arctic. These lichens provide an important > component of the ground cover grazed by animals and are also used by > Laplanders to make hay for their animals." > NO it is not collected to be used as "hay". Definitively not to the > same extent as peolpe generally think when talking about hay. Of > course a sack filled with lichens kept the "härk" happy (the raindeer > used as the hard working guy in absense of horses or cows that would > freeze to death quite fast). The laplanders, sami-people or other > raindeer hearding groups did of course make ordinary hay if it was > possible due to their lifestyle(not by drying grasses but of the many > sedges Carex spp. growing in the arctic & subarctic) If you are > constantly moving it is not practically to carry extra loads around. > > Regards from a nice and cool landscape -17,3 and sun. Cycling to work > today too...... > > Katarina > > On 19 Jan, 16:09, Inderjeet Sethi <[email protected]> wrote: > > The genera shown in the photograph appear to be sp. of *Usnea* and > *Parmelia > > *. Pls. confirm. > > > > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Few excerpts > > > > > "Many female herb collectors informed that Kai (Lichen) can be used in > dry > > > from in treatment of Diarrhoea particularly in case of Diarrhoea in > small > > > children. This is considered as simple as well as useful treatment. I > have > > > mentioned in previous articles that in many parts of Chhattisgarh, Kai > is > > > used externally as aphrodisiac." > > > > > Source: > > >http://botanical.com/site/column_poudhia/publish/journal.cgi?folder=j. > .. > > > > > *"SOME FORGOTTEN TRADITIONAL FORMULATIONS OF CHHATTISGARH, INDIA. 446. > > > Undkosh Ke Sujan Ke Dawa. (The remedy for swelling in scrotum).* > > > > > MAJOR INGREDIENTS: Chandan (Santalum album) wood powder and Kai > (Lichen). > > > > > METHOD OF USE: Both ingredients are mixed and an aqueous paste is > applied > > > externally on affected part. > > > > > REMARKS: The use is continued till complete cure. " > > > > > Source: > > >http://www.botanical.com/site/column_poudhia/publish/journal.cgi?fold. > .. > > > > > "In order to get more unique and secret formula, I have disclosed the > use > > > of Mucuna roots and Trombidium mite for this purpose. After long > discussion, > > > I have noted some formula and after coming back, I searched the > reference > > > literature but not got the references. According to this herb > collector, > > > during rainy season a special type of Kai (Lichen) appear on the rocks, > > > which smell like rotten egg, is very useful in increasing the sexual > desire. > > > " > > > > > Source:http://www.botanical.com/site/column_poudhia/30_one_night.html > > > > > regards > > > > > Pankaj Oudhia > > > > > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Inderjeet Sethi <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > >> Dear All, > > >> This is a portion of information about lichens as food. The attached > pic > > >> was taken in a local market selling masala ingredients. > > > > >> Lichens for food: There are records of lichens being used as food by > many > > >> different human cultures across the world.Lichens are eaten by people > in > > >> North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, and perhaps elsewhere. Often > > >> lichens are merely famine foods eaten in times of dire needs, but in > some > > >> cultures lichens are a staple food or even a delicacy. Two problems > often > > >> encountered with eating lichens are that they usually contain mildly > toxic > > >> secondary compounds, and that lichen polysaccharides are generally > > >> indigestible to humans. Many human cultures have discovered > preparation > > >> techniques to overcome these problems. Lichens are often thoroughly > washed, > > >> boiled, or soaked in ash water to help remove secondary compounds. > > > > >> In the past *Cetraria islandica* (Iceland moss) was an important human > > >> food in northern Europe and Scandinavia, and was cooked in many > different > > >> ways, such as bread, porridge, pudding, soup, or salad. *Bryoria > fremonii > > >> * was an important food in parts of North America, where it was > usually > > >> pit cooked. *Cladina rangiferina*, or reindeer lichen , is a staple > food > > >> of reindeer and caribou in the arctic. These lichens provide an > important > > >> component of the ground cover grazed by animals and are also used by > > >> Laplanders to make hay for their animals. Northern peoples in North > America > > >> and Siberia traditionally eat the partially digested lichen after they > > >> remove it from the rumen of caribou that have been killed. It is often > > >> called *'stomach icecream'*. In India, and other centers of curry > powder > > >> production, *garam masala sauce* contains certain lichens used as > bulking > > >> agents. > > > > >> Many invertebrates (insects, mites and sluges) also use lichens as > food. > > >> They may also be eaten by a number of large hoofed mammals. > > > > >> -- > > >> ~ik~ > > >> Dr.Inderjeet Kaur Sethi > > >> Associate Professor > > >> Department of Botany > > >> SGTB Khalsa College > > >> University of Delhi > > >> Delhi-110007 > > >> M: 9818775237 > > > > -- > > ~ik~ > > Dr.Inderjeet Kaur Sethi > > Associate Professor > > Department of Botany > > SGTB Khalsa College > > University of Delhi > > Delhi-110007 > > M: 9818775237- Dölj citerad text - > > > > - Visa citerad text - -- ~ik~ Dr.Inderjeet Kaur Sethi Associate Professor Department of Botany SGTB Khalsa College University of Delhi Delhi-110007 M: 9818775237
