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Jimbu is an herb that is used extensively in some regions of Nepal. It is composed of two species of ''Allium'', ''A. hypsistum'' and ''A. przewalskianum''.〔Status, Use and Management of Jimbu (Allium spp): A case study from Upper Mustang, Nepal; Author: Ram Chandra Nepal; A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Science in Tropical Ecology and Management of Natural Resources at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.; http://www.forestrynepal.org/publications/thesis/2596; Full report http://www.forestrynepal.org/images/thesis/MSc_RCNepal.pdf〕 The herb, which has a taste in between onion and chives, is most commonly used dried. In the Mustang district of Nepal, it is used to flavor vegetables, pickles, meat. In the rest of Nepal it is most commonly used to flavor urad dal or lentils. The dried leaves are fried in ghee to develop their flavor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Culinary use of Jimbu and urad dal )〕 After harvest, people store Jimbu dried for later use since it is a seasonal herb (main harvest between June and September).〔Nepal, R., C. (2006). Status, Use and Management of Jimbu (Allium spp.): A Case Study from Upper Mustang, Nepal. Unpublished master’s thesis, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, As, Norway〕 ==Uses== The above ground parts of these plants are used for spices and traditional medicines.〔Nepal, R., C. (2006). Status, Use and Management of Jimbu (Allium spp.): A Case Study from Upper Mustang, Nepal. Unpublished master’s thesis, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, As, Norway〕 The use of the spice is primarily for flavoring and seasoning, although it is considered nutritious by people in the Upper Mustang region.〔Nepal, R., C. (2006). Status, Use and Management of Jimbu (Allium spp.): A Case Study from Upper Mustang, Nepal. Unpublished master’s thesis, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, As, Norway〕 Almost all (90%) households in the Upper Mustang region use Jimbu as a spice in curries, soups, pickles, and meat items.〔Nepal, R., C. (2006). Status, Use and Management of Jimbu (Allium spp.): A Case Study from Upper Mustang, Nepal. Unpublished master’s thesis, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, As, Norway〕 Populations throughout the rest of Nepal and parts of Northern India consume the spice as well.〔Chhatre, A., Ojha, H., Persha, L. (2009)〕 Jimbu is also considered to be a high value medicinal plant collected from Nepalese hillside pastures.〔IUCN Nepal. (2000). National Register of Medicinal Plants. Katmandu: IUCN Nepal〕 In Upper Mustang and other North-Central parts of Nepal, households use Jimbu to cure various medical illnesses such as flues, coughs, and stomach pains.〔IUCN Nepal. (2000). National Register of Medicinal Plants. Katmandu: IUCN Nepal〕 This could be related to the isolated nature of these villages, living in regions that do not have basic health facilities. In a 2006 study:〔 * 95% of households in the Upper Mustang region of Nepal use jimbu in cooking, mostly in curries. * 38% of households use jimbu as medicine (mostly as a treatment believed to help flu). * 52% of households report having been involved in jimbu collection (and this percentage varies wildly by household size, with vastly more jimbu collection in households of size 5-6 people, with much less jimbu collection in sizes larger or smaller than that number. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jimbu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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