Gagola / Bhovara / गागोला / Lilac Bell / Ipomoea muricata (L.)

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Other Names

  • Local Name: Gagola / Bhovara / गागोला
  • Common Name: Lilac Bell
  • Botanical Name: Ipomoea muricata (L.)

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Climber
  • Occurrence: Dry tropical areas
  • Season of Availability: Warmer parts of the year
  • Geography: Central America
  • Method of Propagation: Roots
  • Part used for Propagation: Roots

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: Can be cooked as a vegetable into a curry.
  • As Medicine: Plant parts used as a poison; used as a cardiac depressant; used in chyawanprash.
  • Cooking Method: Can be cooked as a vegetable into a curry.
  • Preservation / Curing Technique: N/A
  • Does Require Another Plants to be cooked together: No
  • Souring Agents Required: N/A

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Rich in sodium, iron and vitamin A.
  • Medicinal Benefit: Used as a cardiac depressant; used in chyawanprash.

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Plant parts used as a poison; used as a cardiac depressant.

Recipes / Usage

  • Tribal Recipe / Usage: Saglea:
    To prepare, roast black gram lentils, coriander seeds, and dry chilies in coconut oil. Grind with grated coconut and tamarind, using water. Chop potatoes, onions, and ginger. Slit green chilies and clove beans. Cook by sautéing mustard and fenugreek seeds, then adding vegetables, salt, ground paste, turmeric, and water. Simmer for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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Gagola / Bhovara / गागोला / Lilac Bell / Ipomoea muricata (L.)

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