Douda / Kukurval / दौडा / कुकुरवळ / Spotted Sterculia / Sterculia gutata

Other Names

Status & Habitat

Habitat: Tree
Occurrence: Along margins of evergreen forests, semi-evergreen forests
Season of Availability: September-March
Geography: India, Bangladesh, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos
Method of Propagation: Seed propagation
Part used for Propagation: Seeds

Raw: No
Ripe: No
Both Raw & Ripe: No
Dangerous Form to Consume: Raw plant
As Food: Seeds may be eaten roasted or raw in handfuls as a famine food; plant consumed as a vegetable.
As Medicine: Can be used as an insecticide to kill mosquitos; Bark provides fiber for cordage and fabrics; Consumed during famine; Seeds eaten raw or roasted during scarcity; Bark and Pogosteman benghalensis leaves crushed for medicinal juice against fever and diarrhea
Cooking Method: Seeds may be eaten roasted or raw in handfuls as a famine food; plant consumed as a vegetable.
Preservation / Curing Technique: N/A
Does Require Another Plants to be cooked together: No
Souring Agents Required: N/A

Nutritional Benefit: Contains vitamin A, B and C.
Medicinal Benefit: Used as a famine food and insecticide; helps relieve fever and diarrhea.

Tribal Wisdom: Can be used as an insecticide to kill mosquitos; Bark provides fiber for cordage and fabrics; Consumed during famine; Seeds eaten raw or roasted during scarcity; Bark and Pogosteman benghalensis leaves crushed for medicinal juice against fever and diarrhea