For some extensive info on the use of orchids for food and medicine, see
Arditti's Orchid Biology, Vol IV which contains a very interesting chapter on
ethnobotoany. The 2004 Japan Grand Prix Show featured a wonderful educational
display/demonstration on orchid uses in early
Hello OGD'ers,
I'm from TURKEY. Yes, in my country, we use orchid tubers ( tubers ofOrchis italica, Barlia robertiana, Anacamptis pyrimidalis, Himantoglossum affine) to make ice-cream. It givevery hard and viscous ice-cream which can be truck a caravan ( I saw at a television show).I'm a PhD
What media are you using to germinate them? What soil are you using
once you transplant them?
ST
Rifat Hello OGD'ers,
Rifat I'm from TURKEY. Yes, in my country, we use orchid tubers (
Rifat tubers of Orchis italica, Barlia robertiana, Anacamptis pyrimidalis,
Rifat Himantoglossum affine) to
Does anyone remember Lowell Thomas and the journeys
he used to take us on?
When he was visiting some
tribe~~I remember not which~~but it seems like 'Pigmies' or some such
natives.
Whoever, they used Dendrobiums
for birth control! but would never give the recipe for it.
Paulie
Just for fun I googled or really froogled Salep. If you are interested in
trying it out, mixes are available in your local Mideast/Halal grocery. It
tastes quite good. And you needn't feel bad about contributing to the
descimation of the orchid population of the Middle East for a number of
We had presented a poster and a paper on Orchids with medicinal properties
in Nepal in the year 2000 during Nepal-Japan symposium on Conservation and
Utilization of Himalayan Medicinal Resources in Kathmandu. The full paper is
in the proceedings of the symposium. At that time, 53 species of 34
Dear Friends,
Just a note from Greece regarding Orchid
eating.
We have a hot drink here called Salepi made from
Orchid roots served hot with cinnamon sprinkled on top.
It is sold by Street - sellers here in Athens and
especially in our Port of Piraeus.
The whole procedure is very graphic
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