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Kaili / कैली / Smithia purpurea Hook

Other Names

  • Local Name: Kaili / कैली
  • Common Name:
  • Botanical Name: Smithia purpurea Hook

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Herb
  • Occurrence: Moist sunny areas
  • Season of Availability: August – October
  • Geography: Western Ghats
  • Method of Propagation: Seed propagation
  • Part used for Propagation: Seeds

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Tender Shoots
  • Can be Eaten Raw: Yes

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: Yes
  • Ripe: Yes
  • Both Raw & Ripe: Yes
  • Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A
  • As Food: Leaves eaten raw; otherwise used medicinally.
  • As Medicine: Herb used as a laxative and for billiousness, fertility in women, and rheumatism; externally applied to ulcers.
  • Cooking Method: Leaves eaten raw; otherwise 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: N/A
  • Medicinal Benefit: Acts as a laxative; helps cure rheumatism and billiousness.

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Herb used as a laxative and for billiousness, fertility in women, and rheumatism; externally applied to ulcers.

Recipes / Usage

  • Tribal Recipe / Usage: Entire herb is crushed and applied to ulcers externally.

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Kaili / कैली / Smithia purpurea Hook

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