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    Rann Shegut / रान शेगूत / Konkan Moringa / Moringa concanensis Nimmo

    Local Name: Rann Shegut / रान शेगूत

    Common Name: Konkan Moringa

    Botanical Name: Moringa concanensis Nimmo

    Status & Habitat

    • Status: Endangered

    • Habitat: Tree

    • Occurrence: Deciduous Forests

    • Season of Availability: Year-round

    • Geography: Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats

    • Method of Propagation: N/A

    • Part used for Propagation: N/A

    Edible Parts

    • Edible Parts: Barks & Pods

    • Can be Eaten Raw: No

    Method of Consumption

    • Raw: No

    • Ripe: N/A

    • Both Raw & Ripe: N/A

    • Dangerous Form to Consume: Raw plant

    • As Food: Pods are boiled and cooked as a vegetable

    • As Medicine: Mainly used to treat fertility problems; leaves and bark used to treat skin tumors, tiredness and swelling; leaf juice is taken to reduce cholesterol, prevent sore eyes, treat tiredness; flower juice treats thyroid problems; seed powder is taken to treat intestinal worms.

    • Cooking Without Prior Boiling: No

    • Boiling Before Cooking: Yes

    • Pickling: N/A

    • Brining: N/A

    • Fermenting: N/A

    • Drying for later Consumption: Yes, Seeds

    • Overall Method: Leaves are juiced or made into a paste; flowers are made into a juice; seeds and bark are powdered.

    Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

    • Nutritional Benefit: Very high vitamin C, protein, potassium, calcium and vitamin A content.

    • Medicinal Benefit: Anti-inflammatory, Weakness recovery, Aphrodisiac, Eye ailments, Blood pressure ailments, Menstrual pain, Leucorrhoea, Deworming

    Tribal Wisdom

    • Tribal Wisdom: Mainly used to treat fertility problems; leaves and bark used to treat skin tumors, tiredness and swelling; leaf juice is taken to reduce cholesterol, prevent sore eyes, treat tiredness; flower juice treats thyroid problems; seed powder is taken to treat intestinal worms.

    Recipes

    • Tribal Recipe: To treat constipation, leaves of M. concanensis and seed powders of Arachishypogea are mixed, and eaten twice a day.