• Charoli / चारोली / Buchanania lanzan Spreng
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Charoli / चारोली / Buchanania lanzan Spreng

Local Name: Charoli / चारोली

Common Name:

Botanical Name: Buchanania lanzan Spreng

Charoli / चारोली / Buchanania lanzan Spreng

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Tree

  • Occurrence: Forest area, Hilly area

  • Season of Availability: December-May

  • Geography: South and Southeast Asia

  • Method of Propagation: Natural regeneraion. Seed and vegetative propogation

  • Part used for Propagation: Seeds and stem cuttings

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Seeds

  • Can be Eaten Raw: Yes

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: Yes

  • Ripe: Yes

  • Both Raw & Ripe: Yes

  • Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A

  • As Food: Seeds eaten roasted or raw; seeds cooked as spices.

  • As Medicine: Fruit helps nourish tissues.

  • Cooking Method: Seeds eaten roasted or raw; seeds cooked as spices.

  • 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: Rich in lipids and thiamine.

  • Medicinal Benefit: Helps nourish body tissues.

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Fruit helps nourish tissues.

Recipes

  • Tribal Recipe: Roasted seeds ground into powder then used in various Indian curries.