• Gulvel / Gulbel / गुळवेल / Malabar Gulbel / Tinospora sinensis
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Gulvel / Gulbel / गुळवेल / Malabar Gulbel / Tinospora sinensis

Local Name: Gulvel / Gulbel / गुळवेल

Common Name: Malabar Gulbel

Botanical Name: Tinospora sinensis

Gulvel / Gulbel / गुळवेल / Malabar Gulbel / Tinospora sinensis

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Climber

  • Occurrence: Evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in sacred groves in the plains

  • Season of Availability: February-June

  • Geography: Indian Subcontinent to China

  • Method of Propagation: Roots

  • Part used for Propagation: Roots

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Stem

  • Can be Eaten Raw: No

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: No

  • Ripe: No

  • Both Raw & Ripe: No

  • Dangerous Form to Consume: Raw plant

  • As Food: Mostly used medicinally.

  • As Medicine: Can treat jaundice, asthma and fever; anti-viral properties; made into tablets.

  • Cooking Method: Leaves or plant are crushed; made into ayurvedic medicine tablets.

  • Preservation / Curing Technique: N/A

  • Does Require Another Plants to be cooked together: No

  • Souring Agents Required: N/A


Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Antiviral properties.

  • Medicinal Benefit: Helps treat jaundice, asthma and fever.

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Can treat jaundice, asthma and fever.

Recipes

  • Tribal Recipe: N/A