• Karval Karmal / करवल करमळ / Karval / Dillenia Pentagyna Roxb.
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Karval Karmal / करवल करमळ / Karval / Dillenia Pentagyna Roxb.

Local Name: Karval Karmal / करवल करमळ

Common Name: Karval

Botanical Name: Dillenia Pentagyna Roxb.

Karval Karmal / करवल करमळ / Karval / Dillenia Pentagyna Roxb.

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Tree

  • Occurrence: Rainforests, thickets and on hills below 400m

  • Season of Availability: Year-round

  • Geography: From Sulawesi to South-Central China to India and Sri Lanka

  • Method of Propagation: Seed propagation

  • Part used for Propagation: Seeds

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Flowers

  • Can be Eaten Raw: Yes

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: Yes

  • Ripe: Yes

  • Both Raw & Ripe: Yes

  • Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A

  • As Food: Flower buds eaten raw, cooked or pickled; unripe fruit is eaten raw, cooked or pickled.

  • As Medicine: Plant treats snake bites, wounds, cancer, diabetes, and pneumonia.

  • Cooking Without Prior Boiling: N/A

  • Boiling Before Cooking: N/A

  • Pickling: Yes, Fruit and flower buds

  • Brining: N/A

  • Fermenting: N/A

  • Drying for later Consumption: N/A

  • Overall Method: Flower buds eaten raw, cooked or pickled; unripe fruit is eaten raw, cooked or pickled.

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Contains protein and carbohydrates.

  • Medicinal Benefit: Helps treat bites and wounds.

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Leaf paste applied to scorpion bites; plant helps treat cancer, wounds, diabetes, and pneumonia.

Recipes

  • Tribal Recipe: Fruit is added to curries with small fish in Assam.