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    Kanhdol / कण्हडोल / Sterculia urens Roxb.

    Local Name: Kanhdol / कण्हडोल

    Common Name: Karaya

    Botanical Name: Sterculia urens Roxb.

    Status & Habitat

    • Habitat: Tree

    • Occurrence: Moist and Dry deciduous forest

    • Season of Availability: October-April

    • Geography: India

    • Method of Propagation: Seed propagation

    • Part used for Propagation: Seeds

    Edible Parts

    • Edible Parts: Seeds

    • Can be Eaten Raw: No

    Method of Consumption

    • Raw: No

    • Ripe: No

    • Both Raw & Ripe: No

    • Dangerous Form to Consume: Raw plant

    • As Food: Sap is used in curries and as a thickener; seeds are roasted or used as a famine food; tender young roots roasted.

    • As Medicine: Used as a laxative and an adhesive in dentures.

    • Cooking Method: Sap used in curries; sap used as a thickening agent in ice cream and other sweers; seeds roasted and used as a famine food; tender young roots roasted and used as a famine food.

    • Preservation / Curing Technique: N/A

    • Does Require Another Plants to be cooked together: No

    • Souring Agents Required: N/A


    Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

    • Nutritional Benefit: Anti-microbial and anti-oxidant properties.

    • Medicinal Benefit: Sap is used as a laxative and adhesive in dentures.

    Tribal Wisdom

    • Tribal Wisdom: Sap is used as a laxative and adhesive in dentures.

    Recipes

    • Tribal Recipe: The sap is dried, powdered and added to curries.