Tarkha / तरखा / Tarkha / Artemisia macrocephala

Other Names

  • Local Name: Tarkha / तरखा
  • Common Name: Tarkha
  • Botanical Name: Artemisia macrocephala

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Herb
  • Occurrence: Roadside, Open areas, Hilly regions
  • Season of Availability: Year-round
  • Geography: Northern areas of Pakistan
  • Method of Propagation: N/A
  • Part used for Propagation: N/A

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Leaves & Flowering Tops
  • Can be Eaten Raw: Yes

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: Yes
  • Ripe: N/A
  • Both Raw & Ripe: N/A
  • Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A
  • As Food: Leaves cooked as vegetable
  • As Medicine: Juiced and drank to treat fever, pain and gastrointestinal disorders.
  • 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: Can be drunk as a juice.

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Helps with digestion.
  • Medicinal Benefit: Antioxidant, anti-cancer, helps in Stomach related ailments and aches

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Can be used to treat fever, pain and gastrointestinal disorders.

Recipes / Usage

  • Tribal Recipe / Usage: Juiced and drank to treat fever, pain and gastrointestinal disorders.