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Alimbi / अळिंबी / Wild Mushroom / Agaricaceae
Other Names
- Local Name: Alimbi / अळिंबी
- Common Name: Wild Mushroom
- Botanical Name: Agaricaceae
Status & Habitat
- Habitat: Fungus
- Occurrence: focus on wild mushrooms in the Western Ghats
- Season of Availability: June - November
- Geography: N/A
- Method of Propagation: Spore dispersal
- Part used for Propagation: Spore
Edible Parts
- Edible Parts: Whole Mushroom
- Can be Eaten Raw: No
Method of Consumption
- Raw: No
- Ripe: No
- Both Raw & Ripe: No
- Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A
- As Food: Saute, use in sabji; cook as a vegetable.
- As Medicine: Anti-cancer effects; helps with diabetes; used in ayurvedic medicine.
- Cooking Method: Saute, use in sabji; cook as a vegetable.
- Preservation / Curing Technique: N/A
- Does Require Another Plants to be cooked together: N/A
- Souring Agents Required: N/A
Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits
- Nutritional Benefit: Contains carbohydrates.
- Medicinal Benefit: Anti-cancer effects; helps with diabetes
Tribal Wisdom
- Tribal Wisdom: Anti-cancer effects; helps with diabetes; used in ayurvedic medicine.
Recipes / Usage
- Tribal Recipe / Usage: N/A
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