▁ ▁Cult iv ation ▁ ▁Pro pag ates ▁mainly ▁by ▁seed ▁and ▁grows ▁quite ▁slowly ▁compared ▁to ▁larger ▁ag aves . ▁ ▁Us es ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁pe op les ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁consume ▁the ▁plant ▁as ▁a ▁food ▁source . ▁The ▁imm ature ▁flow ering ▁stal ks ▁are ▁sweet ▁and ▁ju icy ▁and ▁easy ▁to ▁har vest . ▁People ▁either ▁eat ▁them ▁raw ▁or ▁bre w ▁them ▁into ▁alco hol ic ▁be ver ages . ▁The ▁leaf ▁bases ▁are ▁also ▁ed ible , ▁but ▁require ▁ro ast ing ▁to ▁destroy ▁un ple asant ▁chemical ▁comp ounds ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁sh re ve i ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁Ch ih u ah ua ▁( state ) ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁Son ora <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Gu ang ▁languages ▁are ▁languages ▁of ▁the ▁K wa ▁language ▁family ▁spoken ▁by ▁the ▁Gu ang ▁people ▁in ▁Gh ana ▁and ▁T ogo : ▁ ▁South ▁Gu ang : ▁E f ut u , ▁Ch ere pon , ▁Gu a , ▁Lar te h ▁North ▁Gu ang : ▁Ch umb ur ung , ▁D w ang , ▁Food o , ▁Ky ode , ▁G iny anga , ▁Gon ja , ▁K pl ang , ▁Kra che , ▁N aw uri , ▁N ch umb ulu , ▁N k ony a – N k ami , ▁N tra po ▁ ▁Eth n olog ue ▁and ▁Gl ott olog ▁also ▁list ▁Dom po , ▁but ▁according ▁to ▁B len ch ▁( 1 9 9 9