Gharbend / घरभेंड / Ban Kapas / Common Mallow / Thespesia lampas

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Other Names

  • Local Name: Gharbend / घरभेंड
  • Common Name: Ban Kapas / Common Mallow
  • Botanical Name: Thespesia lampas

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Shrub
  • Occurrence: Open places and thickets
  • Season of Availability: Warmer parts of the year
  • Geography: East Asia
  • Method of Propagation: Seed propagation
  • Part used for Propagation: Seeds

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Roots
  • Can be Eaten Raw: No

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: No
  • Ripe: No
  • Both Raw & Ripe: No
  • Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A
  • As Food: Fruit and leaves may be eaten cooked
  • As Medicine: Roots and fruits are used to treat gonorrhea and syphillis; root juice used as a tonic and root paste used to treat jaundice; plant stem helps treat inflammation.
  • Cooking Method: Used medicinally
  • Preservation / Curing Technique: N/A
  • Does Require Another Plants to be cooked together: No
  • Souring Agents Required: N/A

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Antimicrobial
  • Medicinal Benefit: Helps treat gonorrhea, syphilus, jaundice and inflammation.

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Roots and fruits are used to treat gonorrhea and syphilis; root juice is used as a tonic and root paste is used to treat jaundice; plant stem helps treat inflammation.

Recipes / Usage

  • Tribal Recipe / Usage: Root juice extracted for general health.

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Gharbend / घरभेंड / Ban Kapas / Common Mallow / Thespesia lampas

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