Musa (wild banana) PRODUCT NAME
Musa sp. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | musa |
| Local Name: | Kalbae (Kurumba); Tamil-Kal vazhai. |
| Family: | Musaceae |
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| Product Description: | Tall shrub. Keystone has come across two in the wild, with distinct fruits. They are both yet to be |
| NTFP Classification: | Food and food ingredients (plant-derived) |
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USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast roots stems |
| Uses: | Leaf used for rituals and juice of bark to treat burns. Root is soaked in a bottle of 4 types of honey, the mixture is given to severely malnourished children. Cooked stem eaten like a vegetable. |
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| Partners: | Keystone |
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