Adhatoda vasica – Famine Foods

Adhatoda vasica

Uses

India (Himalayas (western [Kumaon region]): tender shoots boiled and eaten with salt and sometimes mixed with curd; (Garhwal Himalayas): shoots and stem eaten.

Additional Information

Name Authority:
Nees.
Vernaculars:
Kumaon region: Basinga

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