Karvanda / करवंदा / Karonda / Bengal Currant / Carissa carandas L.

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Other Names

  • Local Name: Karvanda / करवंदा
  • Common Name: Karonda / Bengal Currant
  • Botanical Name: Carissa carandas L.

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Shrub
  • Occurrence: Wide range of soils
  • Season of Availability: Warmer parts of the year
  • Geography: South Asia
  • Method of Propagation: Seed propagation
  • Part used for Propagation: Seeds

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Fruits
  • Can be Eaten Raw: Yes

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: Yes
  • Ripe: Yes
  • Both Raw & Ripe: Yes
  • Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A
  • As Food: Fruits eaten raw or made into juice, jam, or syrup.
  • As Medicine: Helps relieve digestion problems, fever, earache and itchiness.
  • Cooking Without Prior Boiling: N/A
  • Boiling Before Cooking: N/A
  • Pickling: Yes, Fruits
  • Brining: N/A
  • Fermenting: N/A
  • Drying for later Consumption: N/A
  • Overall Method: Raw or cooked fruit when ripe; fruit may be cooked in sugar, juiced or made into jelly.

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Rich in iron, vitamin C, A, calcium, phosphorus.
  • Medicinal Benefit: Helps treat digestion issues, stomach pain, earache and itchiness.

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Fruit is eaten to treat acidity, indigestion, and stomach pain; leaf decoction treats fever, diarrhea and earache; roots help with itchiness.

Recipes / Usage

  • Tribal Recipe / Usage: Jelly:
    Cook fruit pulp and sugar in a pan on high flame until boiling. Add cinnamon and simmer until thick. Stir to prevent sticking. Check jam consistency on a plate. Turn off heat, add cardamom, and cool.

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Karvanda / करवंदा / Karonda / Bengal Currant / Carissa carandas L.

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