In Indonesia also known as: ki urat, otot-ototan, daun urat, daun urat-urat For foragers, the surrounding nature is not only seen equals to a supermarket to find food, but also a pharmacy. Many wild plants that have healing properties appear on the side of a ditch, cracks on streets, or in your yard, like this…
Category: Edible Plants
Achiote, The Lipstick Tree (Bixa orellana)
This one plant has a special place in my heart, as this Rambutan look alike plant fruit was one of the first plants that introduced me to the world of foraging. It was in 2018, the first time I started to get to know this plant, when me and a friend took our bicycles for a…
Getih-getihan (Rivina humilis), A Plant with Bloody Berries
Getih-getihan is a non native herbaceous shrub plant in Indonesia. Originated from South America, it has been naturalised and widely distributed to some parts of South Asia, Southeast Asia, Eastern part of Australia, and Pacific islands. In the province of Yogyakarta where I live, I often find the plant wildly grows in abandoned buildings’ yard…