Rann Shegut / रान शेगूत / Konkan Moringa / Moringa concanensis Nimmo

Rann Shegut / रान शेगूत / Konkan Moringa / Moringa concanensis Nimmo

Other Names

  • Local Name: Rann Shegut / रान शेगूत
  • Common Name: Konkan Moringa
  • Botanical Name: Moringa concanensis Nimmo

Status & Habitat

  • Status: Endangered
  • Habitat: Tree
  • Occurrence: Deciduous Forests
  • Season of Availability: Year-round
  • Geography: Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats
  • Method of Propagation: N/A
  • Part used for Propagation: N/A

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Barks & Pods
  • Can be Eaten Raw: No

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: No
  • Ripe: N/A
  • Both Raw & Ripe: N/A
  • Dangerous Form to Consume: Raw plant
  • 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.
  • Medicinal Benefit: Anti-inflammatory, Weakness recovery, Aphrodisiac, Eye ailments, Blood pressure ailments, Menstrual pain, Leucorrhoea, Deworming

Tribal Wisdom

  • 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.