Kanhdol / कण्हडोल / Sterculia urens Roxb.

Other Names

  • Local Name: Kanhdol / कण्हडोल
  • Common Name: Karaya
  • Botanical Name: Sterculia urens Roxb.

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Tree
  • Occurrence: Moist and Dry deciduous forest
  • Season of Availability: October-April
  • Geography: India
  • Method of Propagation: Seed propagation
  • Part used for Propagation: Seeds

Edible Parts

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

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: No
  • Ripe: No
  • Both Raw & Ripe: No
  • Dangerous Form to Consume: Raw plant
  • As Food: Sap is used in curries and as a thickener; seeds are roasted or used as a famine food; tender young roots roasted.
  • As Medicine: Used as a laxative and an adhesive in dentures.
  • Cooking Method: Sap used in curries; sap used as a thickening agent in ice cream and other sweers; seeds roasted and used as a famine food; tender young roots roasted and used as a famine food.
  • Preservation / Curing Technique: N/A
  • Does Require Another Plants to be cooked together: No
  • Souring Agents Required: N/A

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Anti-microbial and anti-oxidant properties.
  • Medicinal Benefit: Sap is used as a laxative and adhesive in dentures.

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Sap is used as a laxative and adhesive in dentures.

Recipes / Usage

  • Tribal Recipe / Usage: The sap is dried, powdered and added to curries.

Kanhdol / कण्हडोल / Sterculia urens Roxb.