Nirmuthi Kodi PRODUCT NAME
Asparagus racemosus Willd. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Nirmuthi Kodi |
| Local Name: | Nirmuthi Kodi (Irula + Kurumba); Tamil-Thaneervittaan kizhangu, Kadamoolam, Ammaikodi, Nili chedi, Telugu-Pilli gaddalu, Toalla gaddalu; Urdu-Mohajolo. |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
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| Product Description: | An armed vine Flower: Clustered raceme, white Fruit: A globose berry, red when ripe. Seeds 3-6, globose or angled. Flowers fragrant. Prickles pointing downwards and present on the nodes from where the branches arise. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Food and food ingredients (plant-derived) |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Plains from the coast. Scrub jungles upto 1400m. Slopes forest border, fallow lands. Found in the Tropics. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | roots |
| Uses: | Root sought after for use in Ayurvedic/traditional medicines. The edible tuber is used in properties. Kurumbas eat the succulent tuber to quench thirst. |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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