As Food: Pods are boiled and cooked as a vegetable
As Medicine: Mainly used to treat fertility problems; leaves and bark used to treat skin tumors, tiredness and swelling; leaf juice is taken to reduce cholesterol, prevent sore eyes, treat tiredness; flower juice treats thyroid problems; seed powder is taken to treat intestinal worms.
Cooking Without Prior Boiling: No
Boiling Before Cooking: Yes
Pickling: N/A
Brining: N/A
Fermenting: N/A
Drying for later Consumption: Yes, Seeds
Overall Method: Leaves are juiced or made into a paste; flowers are made into a juice; seeds and bark are powdered.
Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits
Nutritional Benefit: Very high vitamin C, protein, potassium, calcium and vitamin A content.
Tribal Wisdom: Mainly used to treat fertility problems; leaves and bark used to treat skin tumors, tiredness and swelling; leaf juice is taken to reduce cholesterol, prevent sore eyes, treat tiredness; flower juice treats thyroid problems; seed powder is taken to treat intestinal worms.
Recipes / Usage
Tribal Recipe / Usage: To treat constipation, leaves of M. concanensis and seed powders of Arachishypogea are mixed, and eaten twice a day.
