1 4

Alimbi / अळिंबी / Wild Mushroom / Agaricaceae

Local Name: Alimbi / अळिंबी

Common Name: Wild Mushroom

Botanical Name: Agaricaceae

Status & Habitat

Habitat: Fungus

Occurrence: focus on wild mushrooms in the Western Ghats

Season of Availability: June - November

Geography: N/A

Method of Propagation: Spore dispersal

Part used for Propagation: Spore

Edible Parts

Edible Parts: Whole Mushroom

Can be Eaten Raw: No

Method of Consumption

Raw: No

Ripe: No

Both Raw & Ripe: No

Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A

As Food: Saute, use in sabji; cook as a vegetable.

As Medicine: Anti-cancer effects; helps with diabetes; used in ayurvedic medicine.

Cooking Method: Saute, use in sabji; cook as a vegetable.

Preservation / Curing Technique: N/A

Does Require Another Plants to be cooked together: N/A

Souring Agents Required: N/A

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

Nutritional Benefit: Contains carbohydrates.

Medicinal Benefit: Anti-cancer effects; helps with diabetes

Tribal Wisdom

Tribal Wisdom: Anti-cancer effects; helps with diabetes; used in ayurvedic medicine.

Recipes

Tribal Recipe: N/A