Supli / सुपळी / Wild Mustard / Cleome viscose L.

Other Names

  • Local Name: Supli / सुपळी
  • Common Name: Wild Mustard
  • Botanical Name: Cleome viscose L.

Status & Habitat

  • Status: Common
  • Habitat: Herb
  • Occurrence: Marshy areas
  • Season of Availability: Warmer parts of the year.
  • Geography: Asia
  • Method of Propagation: Seed propagation
  • Part used for Propagation: Seeds

Edible Parts

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

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: No
  • Ripe: N/A
  • Both Raw & Ripe: N/A
  • Dangerous Form to Consume: Not typically eaten overall
  • As Food: The entire plant is cooked as a vegetable; seeds are sometimes used as a spice or chutney.
  • As Medicine: Juice of leaves is used for earaches. Decoction of leaves is used to treat stomachaches, itching, skin diseases, leprosy and malaria
  • Cooking Without Prior Boiling: Yes
  • Boiling Before Cooking: No
  • Pickling: N/A
  • Brining: N/A
  • Fermenting: N/A
  • Drying for later Consumption: Yes, Seeds
  • Overall Method: The entire plant is cooked as a vegetable; seeds are sometimes used as a spice or chutney.

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: High in vitamin C, calcium, and copper.
  • Medicinal Benefit: Fever reducer, earache reducer, skin diseases, abdominal disorders, dewormer, uterine disorders.

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Leaves, roots and bark are useful in treating malaria; leaves can be used on wounds and ulcers.

Recipes / Usage

  • Tribal Recipe / Usage: Sabji:
    Boil mustard greens and spinach in salted water. Drain and puree them with cornmeal. Finely chop garlic, jalapeños, ginger, and onions. Cook garlic-onion mixture in oil until lightly browned. Add pureed greens and cook for 4 minutes, adding water if needed. Season with salt and serve.

Supli / सुपळी / Wild Mustard / Cleome viscose L.