Saag / साग / Teak / Tectona grandis

Other Names

  • Local Name: Saag / साग
  • Common Name: Teak
  • Botanical Name: Tectona grandis

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Tree
  • Occurrence: Well-drained soils with good water availability.
  • Season of Availability: Warmer parts of the year.
  • Geography: South and Southeast Asia
  • Method of Propagation: Seed, Vegetative and Clonal Propagation
  • Part used for Propagation: Seeds, Grafts and Terminal & Auxillary Buddings

Edible Parts

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

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: No
  • Ripe: No
  • Both Raw & Ripe: No
  • Dangerous Form to Consume: Raw plant
  • As Food: N/A
  • As Medicine: Leaf powder can be taken to help with Type 2 Diabetes; decoction prepared from dried bark can help control urination; tender leaf buds are crushed into a paste with oil and water and applied to burns. Powder of seeds and water is used to treat kidney stones and renal ailments. Mostly applied outside the body.
  • 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: Not cooked for eating.

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Parts of the plant offer medicinal benefits.
  • Medicinal Benefit: Anti-inflammatory, Astringent, Skin diseases, Bronchitis

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Leaf powder can be taken to help with Type 2 Diabetes; decoction prepared from dried bark can help control urination; tender leaf buds are crushed into a paste with oil and water and applied to burns.

Recipes / Usage

  • Tribal Recipe / Usage: Making Pellakai gatti (jackfruit dumpling): where batter is poured into a teak leaf and is steamed.

Saag / साग / Teak / Tectona grandis