• Kali Musli / काळी मुसळी / Golden Eye-Grass / Curculigo orchiodes Gaertn.
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Kali Musli / काळी मुसळी / Golden Eye-Grass / Curculigo orchiodes Gaertn.

Local Name: Kali Musli / काळी मुसळी

Common Name: Golden Eye-Grass

Botanical Name: Curculigo orchiodes Gaertn.

Kali Musli / काळी मुसळी / Golden Eye-Grass / Curculigo orchiodes Gaertn.

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Herb

  • Occurrence: N/A

  • Season of Availability: Monsoon

  • Geography: Nepal, China, Japan, the Indian subcontinent, Papuasia, and Micronesia

  • 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: Raw plant

  • As Food: Tubers eaten when cooked.

  • As Medicine: Root paste applied to areas of skin affected by disease; root infusion taken in cases of burning micuration; root powder mixed with goat milk and honey to make a face mask to brighten skin.

  • Cooking Method: Tubers eaten raw; powder used in recipes.

  • Preservation / Curing Technique: N/A

  • Does Require Another Plants to be cooked together: No

  • Souring Agents Required: N/A


Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Stimulates immune system.

  • Medicinal Benefit: Helps cure skin disease and brightens face; helps relieve burning micturation.

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Root paste applied to areas of skin affected by disease; root infusion taken in cases of burning micuration; root powder mixed with goat milk and honey to make a face mask to brighten skin.

Recipes

  • Tribal Recipe: Ladoo: Mix white musli and black musli powder in boiled milk until thick and condensed. Add ghee and stir till golden brown. Prepare three-thread sugar syrup separately, mix milk, and add shatvari powder, gokshura powder, raisins, cloves and dates while stirring. Allow to cool, shape into laddus, store in an airtight container.