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

Other Names

Status & Habitat

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

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.