• Diva / Pebada / दिवा / Arisaema murrayi (Grah.) Hook
  • Diva / Pebada / दिवा / Arisaema murrayi (Grah.) Hook
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Diva / Pebada / दिवा / Arisaema murrayi (Grah.) Hook

Local Name: Diva / Pebada / दिवा

Common Name: Cobra Lily

Botanical Name: Arisaema murrayi (Grah.) Hook

Diva / Pebada / दिवा / Arisaema murrayi (Grah.) Hook
Diva / Pebada / दिवा / Arisaema murrayi (Grah.) Hook

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Herb

  • Occurrence: Forest areas, Hilly areas

  • Season of Availability: June-October

  • Geography: Moist deciduous forests

  • Method of Propagation: Seed propagation

  • Part used for Propagation: Seeds

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Tubers

  • Can be Eaten Raw: No

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: No

  • Ripe: No

  • Both Raw & Ripe: No

  • Dangerous Form to Consume: Raw plant

  • As Food: Eaten as vegetable

  • As Medicine: Used medicinally to treat asthma, bronchitis and cold.

  • Cooking Method: Flowers are mostly used medicinally.

  • Preservation / Curing Technique: N/A

  • Does Require Another Plants to be cooked together: No

  • Souring Agents Required: N/A


Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Contains sugars and picric acid.

  • Medicinal Benefit: Helps treat asthma, bronchitis, and cold.

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Used medicinally to treat asthma, bronchitis and cold.

Recipes

  • Tribal Recipe: N/A