Tarkha / तरखा / Tarkha / Artemisia macrocephala

  • Local Name: Tarkha / तरखा
  • Common Name: Tarkha
  • Botanical Name: Artemisia macrocephala

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Herb

  • Occurrence: Roadside, Open areas, Hilly regions

  • Season of Availability: Year-round

  • Geography: Northern areas of Pakistan

  • Method of Propagation: N/A

  • Part used for Propagation: N/A

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Leaves & Flowering Tops

  • 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: Leaves cooked as vegetable

  • As Medicine: Juiced and drank to treat fever, pain and gastrointestinal disorders.

  • Cooking Without Prior Boiling: N/A

  • Boiling Before Cooking: N/A

  • Pickling: N/A

  • Brining: N/A

  • Fermenting: N/A

  • Drying for later Consumption: N/A

  • Overall Method: Can be drunk as a juice.

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Helps with digestion.

  • Medicinal Benefit: Antioxidant, anti-cancer, helps in Stomach related ailments and aches

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Can be used to treat fever, pain and gastrointestinal disorders.

Recipes / Usage

  • Tribal Recipe / Usage: Juiced and drank to treat fever, pain and gastrointestinal disorders.