Bharangi / भारंगी / Blue Fountain Bush / Rotheca serrata (L.)

  • Local Name: Bharangi / भारंगी
  • Common Name: Blue Fountain Bush
  • Botanical Name: Rotheca serrata (L.)

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Shrub

  • Occurrence: Forests

  • Season of Availability: Year-round

  • Geography: South Asia

  • Method of Propagation: Seed propagation or softwood cuttings

  • Part used for Propagation: Seeds or softwood pieces

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Leaves

  • Can be Eaten Raw: Yes

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: No

  • Ripe: No

  • Both Raw & Ripe: No

  • Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A

  • As Food: Shoots roasted and used as a spice; other plant parts eaten raw.

  • As Medicine: Used in ayurvedic medicine to treat snake bites, asthma, cholera, and fever.

  • Cooking Method: Shoots roasted and used as a spice; other plant parts eaten raw.

  • Preservation / Curing Technique: N/A

  • Does Require Another Plants to be cooked together: N/A

  • Souring Agents Required: N/A


Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Anti-bacterial and anti-oxidant properties.

  • Medicinal Benefit: Helps treat snake bites, asthma, cholera, and fever.

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Used in ayurvedic medicine to treat snake bites, asthma, cholera, and fever.

Recipes / Usage

  • Tribal Recipe / Usage: Young plant parts used to make salad.