Tambat / Ghugurval / तांबट / घुघरवळ / Madagascar Plum / Flacourtia indica (Burm.f.) Merr

Other Names

Status & Habitat

Habitat: Tree
Occurrence: Forests, Hilly Area
Season of Availability: Feb and August
Geography: Africa and tropical and temperate parts of Asia
Method of Propagation: Seed propagation through dispersal by birds, animals, wind and humans
Part used for Propagation: Seeds

Raw: Yes
Ripe: Yes
Both Raw & Ripe: Yes
Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A
As Food: Ripe Fruit is eaten raw, fermented into wine, or made into a jam.
As Medicine: Fruits can be eaten raw to help with jaundice and enlarged spleen; leaves and roots are used to treat snakebite; bark is used for treating arthritis.
Cooking Without Prior Boiling: N/A
Boiling Before Cooking: N/A
Pickling: Yes
Brining: Yes
Fermenting: Yes
Drying for later Consumption: N/A
Overall Method: Eaten raw as a fruit; fermented into wine; made into jam by heating in a pot with sugar, lemon juice, and water.

Nutritional Benefit: High amount of phosphorus, calcium, minerals and zinc
Medicinal Benefit: Aids in digestion, rheumatism, jaundice, spleen ailments and enlargement. It also acts as an astringent. Leaves and roots are used to cure snake bite

Tribal Wisdom: Fruits can be eaten raw to help with jaundice and enlarged spleen; leaves and roots are used to treat snakebite; bark is used for treating arthritis.

Tribal Recipe / Usage: Wine:
- Boil and mash the fruits
- Add sugar and yeast, and ferment.