• Gharbend / घरभेंड / Ban Kapas / Common Mallow / Thespesia lampas
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Gharbend / घरभेंड / Ban Kapas / Common Mallow / Thespesia lampas

Local Name: Gharbend / घरभेंड

Common Name: Ban Kapas / Common Mallow

Botanical Name: Thespesia lampas

Gharbend / घरभेंड / Ban Kapas / Common Mallow / Thespesia lampas

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Shrub

  • Occurrence: Open places and thickets

  • Season of Availability: Warmer parts of the year

  • Geography: East Asia

  • Method of Propagation: Seed propagation

  • Part used for Propagation: Seeds

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Roots

  • Can be Eaten Raw: No

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: No

  • Ripe: No

  • Both Raw & Ripe: No

  • Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A

  • As Food: Fruit and leaves may be eaten cooked

  • As Medicine: Roots and fruits are used to treat gonorrhea and syphillis; root juice used as a tonic and root paste used to treat jaundice; plant stem helps treat inflammation.

  • 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: Antimicrobial

  • Medicinal Benefit: Helps treat gonorrhea, syphilus, jaundice and inflammation.

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Roots and fruits are used to treat gonorrhea and syphillis; root juice used as a tonic and root paste used to treat jaundice; plant stem helps treat inflammation.

Recipes

  • Tribal Recipe: Root juice extracted for general health.