Pendhra / पेंढरा / Divine Jasmine / Tamilnadia uliginosa (Retz.)

Pendhra Fruit is used as an astringent; while its roots are used as a cooling tonic, and act as a diuretic and an aphrodisiac. Unripe Pendhra fruits are also used as a fish poison. The stem bark of Pendhra is sometimes used for bone fractures - ground with a white layer of desi egg, turmeric and calcium. Young fruits are boiled and cooked into a sabji.

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Other Names

  • Local Name: Pendhra / पेंढरा
  • Common Name: Divine Jasmine
  • Botanical Name: Tamilnadia uliginosa (Retz.)

Status & Habitat

  • Status: Common
  • Habitat: Tree
  • Occurrence: Dry deciduous forests
  • Season of Availability: Summer season
  • Geography: Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China
  • Method of Propagation: Seed propagation
  • Part used for Propagation: Seeds

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Fruits
  • Can be Eaten Raw: Fruits, yes.

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: No
  • Ripe: Yes
  • Both Raw & Ripe: No
  • Dangerous Form to Consume: Raw rest of the plant.
  • As Food: Fruit is boiled and cooked into vegetables
  • As Medicine: Fruits are used to treat cholera, diarrhea, and dysentery; roots have cooling and diuretic properties and are used as a tonic; roasted pulp is used for diarrhea and dysentery relief; unripe fruit is used as fish poison.
  • Cooking Without Prior Boiling: No
  • Boiling Before Cooking: Yes
  • Pickling: Yes
  • Brining: Yes
  • Fermenting: N/A
  • Drying for later Consumption: N/A
  • Overall Method: Fruits are eaten raw or cooked, and used in medicine.

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: HIgh moisture and protein.
  • Medicinal Benefit: Astringent, Cholera, Diarrhea & Dysentery, Headache, Pimples & Sores, Cooling Tonic, Diuretic, Aphrodisiac
    and Insecticidal

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Fruits are used to treat cholera, diarrhea, and dysentery; roots have cooling and diuretic properties and are used as a tonic; roasted pulp is used for diarrhea and dysentery relief; unripe fruit is used as fish poison.

Recipes / Usage

  • Tribal Recipe / Usage: Sabji:
    Helps with diarrhea. Heat oil, onion, coconut, chili, mustard powder and haldi in a cooker. Put chopped-up fruits into this and mix.

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Pendhra / पेंढरा / Divine Jasmine / Tamilnadia uliginosa (Retz.)

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