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Ambadi / अंबाडी / Roselle / Deccan Hemp / Java Jute / Hibiscus cannabinus L.

Local Name: Ambadi / अंबाडी

Common Name: Roselle / Deccan Hemp / Java Jute

Botanical Name: Hibiscus cannabinus L.

Status & Habitat

Habitat: Herb

Occurrence: Open Forest Areas, Moist Lands

Season of Availability: July - December

Geography: Africa

Method of Propagation: Seeds or cuttings

Part used for Propagation: Seeds or cuttings

Edible Parts

Edible Parts: Leaves & Fruit

Can be Eaten Raw: Yes

Method of Consumption

Raw: No

Ripe: No

Both Raw & Ripe: No

Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A

As Food: Leaves cooked as a vegetable; fruits dried.

As Medicine: Dried fruit is boiled and the water is consumed to cure cough and stomach infection

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Cooking Method: - Ambadi leaves can be dried, boiled and cooked.
- Ambadi fruit is dried and then used as a souring agent.

Preservation / Curing Technique: Fruits are dried and stored, Need to boil before cooking

Does Require Another Plants to be cooked together: No

Souring Agents Required: N/A

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

Nutritional Benefit: Anti-cancer, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties.

Medicinal Benefit: Helps cure stomach infection and cough.

Tribal Wisdom

Tribal Wisdom: - Dried fruit is boiled and the water is consumed to cure cough and stomch infection.
- Used as a souring agent.

Recipes

Tribal Recipe: Seed oil applied as a cosmetic product.