Tivas / तिवस / Tivas / Desmodium oojeinense (Roxb.)

  • Local Name: Tivas / तिवस
  • Common Name: Tivas
  • Botanical Name: Desmodium oojeinense (Roxb.)

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Tree

  • Occurrence: Forest Areas

  • Season of Availability: Between Feb and May

  • Geography: East Asia, India, Nepal

  • Method of Propagation: N/A

  • Part used for Propagation: N/A

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Flowers

  • Can be Eaten Raw: No

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: No

  • Ripe: N/A

  • Both Raw & Ripe: N/A

  • Dangerous Form to Consume: All other parts of the plant.

  • As Food: Flowers are boiled and cooked as vegetable

  • As Medicine: Bark decoction is used to maintain blood pressure. A paste of bark is used to heal cuts and wounds. If one is experiencing eye trouble, mix the juice of the root with the powder of 2 fruits of black pepper and take it.

  • Cooking Without Prior Boiling: No

  • Boiling Before Cooking: Yes, flowers

  • Pickling: N/A

  • Brining: N/A

  • Fermenting: N/A

  • Drying for later Consumption: N/A

  • Overall Method: N/A

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: N/A

  • Medicinal Benefit: Helps balance blood pressure. Heals cuts and wounds. Aids in eye ailments

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Bark can be used to treat diarrhea, fever, and dysentary.

Recipes / Usage

  • Tribal Recipe / Usage: If one is experiencing eye trouble, mix the juice of the root with the powder of 2 fruits of black pepper and take it.