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    Safed Kuda / सफेद कुडा / Coral Swirl / Holarrhena antidysenterica

    Local Name: Safed Kuda / सफेद कुडा

    Common Name: Coral Swirl

    Botanical Name: Holarrhena antidysenterica

    Status & Habitat

    • Habitat: Tree

    • Occurrence: Decidious forest areas

    • Season of Availability: Warmer parts of the year.

    • Geography: India

    • Method of Propagation: Vegetative propagation

    • Part used for Propagation: Stem cuttings

    Edible Parts

    • Edible Parts: Flowers

    • Can be Eaten Raw: Yes

    Method of Consumption

    • Raw: Yes

    • Ripe: N/A

    • Both Raw & Ripe: N/A

    • Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A

    • As Food: Tender fruits are cooked as vegetables

    • As Medicine: Seeds are taken with ghee or honey to treat fever or diarrhea; crushed bark is taken with dried ginger to treat piles; dried flowers taken with water to treat tiredness caused by fever and diarrhea.

    • Cooking Without Prior Boiling: Yes

    • Boiling Before Cooking: No

    • Pickling: N/A

    • Brining: N/A

    • Fermenting: N/A

    • Drying for later Consumption: Yes, Flowers

    • Overall Method: Seed and bark powder can be eaten; flowers are dried then consumed.

    Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

    • Nutritional Benefit: Anti-bacterial and antioxidant properties.

    • Medicinal Benefit: Piles, Leprosy, Diarrhea, Astringent, Deworming, Stomach ailments

    Tribal Wisdom

    • Tribal Wisdom: Plant's bark is used for gastric problems and for skin diseases; seed powder and herb can help with piles and diarrhea.

    Recipes

    • Tribal Recipe: Dried flower soup:
      - Flowers are dried under the sun
      - Fry with ghee/oil, salt and water
      - Add water and pepper, cook for 5 mins