Kali Musli / काळी मुसळी / Golden Eye-Grass / Curculigo orchiodes Gaertn.

Other Names

Status & Habitat

Habitat: Herb
Occurrence: N/A
Season of Availability: Monsoon
Geography: Nepal, China, Japan, the Indian subcontinent, Papuasia, and Micronesia
Method of Propagation: Seed propagation
Part used for Propagation: Seeds

Raw: No
Ripe: No
Both Raw & Ripe: No
Dangerous Form to Consume: Raw plant
As Food: Tubers eaten when cooked.
As Medicine: Root paste applied to areas of skin affected by the disease; root infusion taken in cases of burning micturition; root powder mixed with goat milk and honey to make a face mask to brighten skin.
Cooking Method: Tubers eaten raw; powder used in recipes.
Preservation / Curing Technique: N/A
Does Require Another Plants to be cooked together: No
Souring Agents Required: N/A

Nutritional Benefit: Stimulates immune system.
Medicinal Benefit: Helps cure skin disease and brightens face; helps relieve burning micturition.

Tribal Wisdom: Root paste applied to areas of skin affected by the disease; root infusion taken in cases of burning micturition; root powder mixed with goat milk and honey to make a face mask to brighten skin.

Tribal Recipe / Usage: Ladoo:
Mix white musli and black musli powder in boiled milk until thick and condensed. Add ghee and stir till golden brown. Prepare three-thread sugar syrup separately, mix milk, and add Shatvari powder, Gokshura powder, raisins, cloves and dates while stirring. Allow to cool, shape into laddus and store in an airtight container.