Lokhandi / लोखंडी / Gorbale / Ixora brachiata Roxb.

Other Names

  • Local Name: Lokhandi / लोखंडी
  • Common Name: Gorbale
  • Botanical Name: Ixora brachiata Roxb.

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Tree
  • Occurrence: Understorey trees in disturbed evergreen to semievergreen forests up to 1400 m; sacred groves.
  • Season of Availability: December-February
  • Geography: West India
  • Method of Propagation: N/A
  • Part used for Propagation: N/A

Edible Parts

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

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: No
  • Ripe: Yes
  • Both Raw & Ripe: No
  • Dangerous Form to Consume: Raw plant
  • As Food: N/A
  • As Medicine: N/A
  • Cooking Without Prior Boiling: N/A
  • Boiling Before Cooking: N/A
  • Pickling: N/A
  • Brining: N/A
  • Fermenting: N/A
  • Drying for later Consumption: N/A
  • Overall Method: Fruits are eaten when ripe; plant is used for medicinal purposes.

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Rich antioxidant properties.
  • Medicinal Benefit: Fungal skin infections and cough

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Helps with treating mycotic skin infections.

Recipes / Usage

  • Tribal Recipe / Usage: Consume leaf powder in case of cough.

Lokhandi / लोखंडी / Gorbale / Ixora brachiata Roxb.