Limeum seeds

Limeum obovatum

nuts & seeds

Seeds gathered for food in Tibesti; a famine food of the Tuareg of the Hoggar.

Origin

Deserts from the Sahara to Arabia and Pakistan

Where to find it

In the sands and gravel plains of the Sahara and Sahel, after the rains.

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The seeds are winnowed and washed, then cooked into porridge.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Magnesium · Insoluble fibers · Protein

Did you know?

In Chad it is applied to burns.