Ummbila, ngaphezu kokuba wukudla okuyisici cuisine yaseMexico, kuyisitshalo eselaphayo. Yazi izakhiwo zezinwele noma izinwele zommbila.
Igama elijwayelekile:
Izinwele zommbila, izinwele zommbila noma izinwele zommbila noma ummbila.
Igama lesayensi:
UZea uhlela uLinnaeus.
Umndeni:
I-Gramineae.
Ummbila uneminyaka engu-7,000 ubudala. Amasiko aseMesoamerica asekela umnotho wawo ekulimeni kwawo. Ukubaluleka kwako kulele, kuze kube namuhla, ekubeni ukudla okuyisisekelo notshani obunamandla okwelapha. Engxenyeni enkulu yezwe linezinhlelo ezahlukahlukene, ikakhulukazi ezifweni zezinso ezifana nokuvuvukala kwezinso, amatshe kanye nesifo somchamo, ngenxa yalokhu izinhlamvu zommbila ziyaphekwa bese amanzi aholelwayo ephuzwa njengetiye. Ukupheka kwalokhu kusetshenziswa njenge-diuretic, ukwandisa umfutho wegazi nokunciphisa ukuvuvukala kwezinso, futhi, izinwele zommbila zisetshenziselwa ukulwa nezifo zesibindi ezifana ne-hepatitis nezifo zenhliziyo. Ngokufanayo, lesi sitshalo, esilinywa engxenyeni enkulu yeMexico, sithathwa njenge-antispasmodic kanye ne-antihemorrhagic.
Isitshalo esifinyelela ku-4 m ukuphakama, sinesiqu esingenalutho namahlamvu amancane ahlanganiswe asizungezile. Izimbali zayo zizalwa ziyiqoqo futhi izithelo noma izindlebe zinokusanhlamvu okuqinile kwemibala ehlukene. Ihlala ezindaweni ezishisayo nezibandayo. Ikhula ihlotshaniswa nehlathi elishisayo elishisayo, elineqhwa elincane nelilokhu liluhlaza njalo njalo, isihlava se-xerophilous, amahlathi asezintabeni ama-mesophilic, i-oki nophayini oxubekile.
