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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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