Table 2 Wild edibles with reported medicinal use (as reported by previous ethnobotanical study)
From: Consumption patterns of wild edibles by the Vasavas: a case study from Gujarat, India
Sr. No. | Botanical names | Season | Family/sub family | Vasavi name | Plant type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Achyranthes aspera L. | June–Dec | Amaranthaceae | Arpchinjudo | Shrub |
2. | Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr. | April–June | Rutaceae | Bila (Bili) | Tree |
3. | Alangium salvifolium (L. f.) Wang. | Oct–Jan | Alangiaceae | Aakna | Tree |
4. | Amaranthus hybridus L. | June–Nov | Amaranthaceae | Red | Herb |
5. | Amaranthus spinosus L. | June–Nov | Amaranthaceae | Kanto | Herb |
6. | Amaranthus viridis L. | June–Nov | Amaranthaceae | Tandaljo (desi) MATNU | Herb |
7. | Annona squamosa L. | Sept–Nov | Annonaceae | Aanusari | Tree |
8. | Asparagus racemosus Willd. | All year | Liliaceae | Shatavari | Shrub |
9. | Azadirachta indica A. Juss. | March–June | Meliaceae | Limdo | Tree |
10. | Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettest. | Sept–Jan | Scrophulariaceae | Nir brahmi/Bam | Herb |
11. | Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd. | Once after 25 years | Poaceae | Vans | Tree |
12. | Bauhinia racemosa Lam. | Feb–May | Caesalpiniae | Aachitro, Hinglo | Tree |
13. | Bombax ceiba L. | Feb–March | Bombacaceae | Hambo, Samro | Tree |
14. | Borassus flabellifer Linn. | Feb–May | Palmaceae | Tad | Tree |
15. | Borreria articularis (L.f.) F.N.Williams | All year round | Rubiaceae | Ganthi | Herb |
16. | Bridelia squamosa (Lamk.) Gehrmann. Syn. Bridelia retusa Spreng. | Jan–Feb | Euphorbiaceae | Akano (tree) | Tree |
17. | Buchanania cochinchinensis (Lour.) Almeida | Feb–May | Anacardiaceae | Charoli | Tree |
18. | Cassia tora L. | June–Aug | Fabaceae | Chinjudo | Shrub |
19. | Celosia argentea L. | June–Oct | Amaranthaceae | Lemdi | Shrub |
20. | Ceropegia bulbosa Roxb. | July–Aug | Asclepiadaceae | Sap okoni | Herb |
21. | Chenopodium album L. | June–Nov | Chenopodiaceae | Chil Bhaji | Herb |
22. | Chlorophytum borivalianum Sant. & Fernand | June–Aug | Liliaceae | Kuvlu | Herb |
23. | Chlorophytum tuberosum (Roxb.) Baker | June–Aug | Liliaceae | Dholi musli/Kuvli | Herb |
24. | Cocculus hirsutus (L.) Diels. | All year round | Menispermiaceae | Vasano/Vasanvel | Climber |
25. | Cordia dichotoma Forst. f. | Dec–Feb (flower) March–June (fruit) | Ebenaceae | Gunda (green and chikna) | |
26. | Dalbergia volubilis Roxb. Cor. Pl. | June–Nov | Fabaceae | Kinhariyu/Pingush | Climber (woody) |
27. | Dioscorea belophylla Voigt. | Aug–Sept | Dioscoreaceae | Huvi | Twiner |
28. | Dioscorea bulbifera L. | June–July | Dioscoreaceae | Kadvo kand | Twiner |
29. | Dioscorea hispida Dennstd. | Aug–Sept | Dioscoreaceae | Manovaj | Twiner |
30. | Dioscorea pentaphylla L. | Aug–Sept | Dioscoreaceae | Huvdo | Twiner |
31. | Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb. | May–June | Ebenaceae | Timru | Tree |
32. | Dregea volubilis (L.f.) Benth. ex Hook.f. | Sept–Feb. | Asclepiadaceae | Kadvi shir | Climber |
33. | Enicostema littorale Bl. | June–Aug | Gentianaceae | Mamejavo/Kadvi Nai | Herb |
34. | Ficus hispida L.f. | May–July | Moraceae | Umbo/Koth Umbo | Tree |
35. | Garuga pinnata Roxb. | Jan–May | Burseraceae | Kakaro | Tree |
36. | Heracleum grandis (Dalz. & Gibs.) Mukh. | All year | Umbellifera | Bokhudo | Undershrub |
37. | Holarhena antidysenterica (Heyne ex Roth) Wall.ex DC. | June–Aug | Apocynaceae | Kunvad | Shrub |
38. | Holoptelea integrifolia (Roxb.) Planch. | Jan–May | Ulmaceae | Kunjo, Punjo | Tree |
39. | Holostemma annularium (Roxb.) K Schum. | June-Aug | Asclepiadaceae | Nanshiri/meethi shir | Twiner |
40. | Ipomoea aquatica Forsk. | All year | Convolvulaceae | Nal | Aquatic herb |
41. | Ipomoea carnea ssp.fistulosa (Mortex ex Choisy) Austin | July–Nov | Convolvulaceae | Nihuto | Shrub |
42. | Kirganelia reticulata (Poir.) Bail. | July–Aug | Euphorbiaceae | Kinhariyu/Kalichini | Shrub |
43. | Leea macrophylla Roxb. ex Hornem | July–Aug | Leeaceae | Motu Dhinu | Herb |
44. | Limonia acidissima L. | Nov–March | Rutaceae | Kotha | Tree |
45. | Madhuca indica Gmel. | March–July | Sapotaceae | Mahuda | Tree |
46. | Manilkara hexandra Dub. | April–May | Sapotaceae | Rayan | Tree |
47. | Momordica dioica Roxb. | July–Sept | Cucurbitaceae | Kantola/Kotno/Kankoda | Climber |
48. | Moringa concanensis Nimmo. | Sept–Feb | Moringaceae | Hengvo | Tree |
49. | Moringa oleifera Lamk. | Oct–Mar | Moringaceae | Saragvo | Tree |
50. | Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb. | Jan–June | Arecaceae | Khajuri | Tree |
51. | Phyllanthus emblica L. | Oct–Feb | Euphorbiaceae | Ambli/amla | Tree |
52. | Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb.) DC. | All year | Fabaceae | Bohon | Twiner |
53. | Schleichera oleosa Lour. | Feb–July | Sapindaceae | Kusum | Tree |
54. | Solanum nigrum Linn. | June–Nov | Solanaceae | Nagadyu | Shrub |
55. | Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels | May–Sept | Myrtaceae | Jambu | Tree |
56. | Tamarindus indica L. | Feb–July | Caesalpiniaceae | Katra (Khati ambli) | Tree |
57. | Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb. | Jan–May | Combretaceae | Behado | Tree |
58. | Tinospora glabra (Burm.f.) | Jan–May | Menispermiaceae | Kamboli | Creeper |
59. | Wrightia tinctoria (Roxb.) R. Br. | March–June | Apocynaceae | Safed Kuvad/Dudh Kuvad | Tree |
60. | Zizyphus mauritiana Lam. | Jan–March | Rhamnaceae | Bor | Tree |