Rann Tambut / रान तांबूट / Mountain Sweet Thorn / Flacourtia montana

Other Names

  • Local Name: Rann Tambut / रान तांबूट
  • Common Name: Mountain Sweet Thorn
  • Botanical Name: Flacourtia montana

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Tree
  • Occurrence: Wet, tropical areas.
  • Season of Availability: Warm and humid parts of the year.
  • Geography: South Asia
  • Method of Propagation: Clonal Propagation
  • Part used for Propagation: Mature stem cutting

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Fruit
  • 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 are eaten raw and ripe.
  • As Medicine: Infusions of the bark, leaves and root are used to treat fever, diarrhoea and inflammations; leaves are used to treat snake bites; bark infusion is gargled to treat hoarse throats.

  • 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 raw and ripe.

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Contains vitamin A and riboflavin.
  • Medicinal Benefit: Anti-inflammatory, Diuretic, Digestiv tonic

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Infusions of the bark, leaves and root are used to treat fever, diarrhoea and inflammations; leaves are used to treat snake bites; bark infusion is gargled to treat hoarse throats.

Recipes / Usage

  • Tribal Recipe / Usage: Fruit jelly:
    Dissolve agar agar in fruit juice and chill.

Rann Tambut / रान तांबूट / Mountain Sweet Thorn / Flacourtia montana