Bauhinia vahlii – Famine Foods

Bauhinia vahlii

Uses

India (Garhwal Himalayas): seeds fried in butter and eaten. Madhya Pradesh – the Gond and Sahariya tribes roast and powder the seeds; pods also eaten. Etnomedical uses: seeds reported aphrodisiac

Additional Information

Name Authority:
Wight & Arn.
Vernaculars:
(Hindi dialect): [seeds?]: Mahul, Seldeay
Misc:
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242420695 Chemical composition: see Jain & Tiwari

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