ABSTRACT
Salicornia is used by people all over the world. In Europe, S. europaea (samphire, chicken claws, pigeon-foot, glasswort) is pickled in vinegar. An ash called barilla was made of it to use in the manufacture of soap and glass, and it is considered diuretic and antiscorbutic (Hocking 1997). East Indians also use S. brachiata for carbonate of soda, in manufacturing (Morton 1974). In Australia, S. australis shoots are pickled and eaten (Uphof 1968).
