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Bor / बोर / Jujube / Ziziphus jujuba
Other Names
- Local Name: Bor / बोर
- Common Name: Jujube
- Botanical Name: Ziziphus jujuba
Status & Habitat
- Habitat: Tree
- Occurrence: Barren land, Farm bunds
- Season of Availability: March-April
- Geography: Asia
- Method of Propagation: Seeds and cuttings
- Part used for Propagation: Seeds and cuttings
Edible Parts
- Edible Parts: Fruits
- Can be Eaten Raw: Yes
Method of Consumption
- Raw: No
- Ripe: No
- Both Raw & Ripe: No
- Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A
- As Food: Fruits are dried, pickled, or crushed with spices and jaggery.
- As Medicine: Leaf paste applied to body to reduce fever.
- Cooking Method: Fruits are dried, pickled, or crushed with spices and jaggery.
- Preservation / Curing Technique: Fruit can be pickled & Pulp is dried
- Does Require Another Plants to be cooked together: N/A
- Souring Agents Required: N/A
Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits
- Nutritional Benefit: High fiber and vitamin C content.
- Medicinal Benefit: Helps reduce fever.
Tribal Wisdom
- Tribal Wisdom: Leaf paste applied to body to reduce fever.
Recipes / Usage
- Tribal Recipe / Usage: Fruits crushed with red chili, jaggery, tamarind, and salt then made into cakes.
Bor / बोर / Jujube / Ziziphus jujuba
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