Morwel / मोरवेल / Indian Traveller’s Joy / Clematis gouriana

  • Local Name: Morwel / मोरवेल
  • Common Name: Indian Traveller’s Joy
  • Botanical Name: Clematis gouriana

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Climber

  • Occurrence: Up to 5,000 feet; tropical and subtropical forests.

  • Season of Availability: Warmer parts of the year

  • Geography: HImalayas

  • Method of Propagation: Seed propagation

  • Part used for Propagation: Seeds

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Fruits

  • Can be Eaten Raw: No

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: No

  • Ripe: No

  • Both Raw & Ripe: No

  • Dangerous Form to Consume: Raw plant

  • As Food: Leaves are sometimes boiled and made into a vegetable

  • As Medicine: Root decoction is consumed for stomachache. The juice of freshly crushed leaves and stems has a vesicant action. Leaves are used as a poultice for wounds and ulcers. Fruit extract can be used to cure ear pain

  • Cooking Without Prior Boiling: No

  • Boiling Before Cooking: Yes

  • Pickling: N/A

  • Brining: N/A

  • Fermenting: N/A

  • Drying for later Consumption: N/A

  • Overall Method: N/A (used for medicinal purposes)

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Contains alkaloids and carbohydrates.

  • Medicinal Benefit: Stomach ailments, Relieves pain, Cuts and wounds, Ear ache

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Root decoction is consumed for stomachache. The juice of freshly crushed leaves and stems has a vesicant action. Leaves are used as a poultice for wounds and ulcers.

Recipes / Usage

  • Tribal Recipe / Usage: Crush leaves and apply to wounds and cuts.