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Gharbandi / घरभांडी / Bandicoot Berry / Leea asiatica

Local Name: Gharbandi / घरभांडी

Common Name: Bandicoot Berry

Botanical Name: Leea asiatica

Status & Habitat

Habitat: Shrub

Occurrence: Forest margins, valleys, along streams

Season of Availability: June-November

Geography: South Asia

Method of Propagation: Seed propagation

Part used for Propagation: Seeds

Edible Parts

Edible Parts: Leaves

Can be Eaten Raw: No

Method of Consumption

Raw: No

Ripe: No

Both Raw & Ripe: No

Dangerous Form to Consume: Raw plant

As Food: Used medicinally mainly

As Medicine: Powdered leaves taken with honey to treat cancer; dried root powder mixed with ghee and drank in the morning to prevent skin aging; crushed leaves and roots mixed with oil and applied externally to relieve pain.

Cooking Method: 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 vitamin C and E

Medicinal Benefit: Helps treat cancer, prevents aging, relieve pain.

Tribal Wisdom

Tribal Wisdom: Powdered leaves taken with honey to treat cancer; dried root powder mixed with ghee and drank in the morning to prevent skin aging; crushed leaves and roots mixed with oil and applied externally to relieve pain.

Recipes

Tribal Recipe: Leaf extract mixed with water and used to wash hair.