| Part Used |
Inflorescence, Pseudostem, Fruit and Leaves |
Uses |
Consumed as fruit, medicine and fodder |
Other Details |
The pulp of ripe fruit is eaten, considered highly medicinal to feed infant and patients. Young shoots (pseudo stem) are eaten as vegetable known as "pochola". Flowering part known as "koldil" is also used as vegetable. Its dried leaf, and outer cover of fruit are dried, burnt and prepare an alkaline substance known as "Kalakhar" . Leaves and leaf sheaths are used as good fodder for cow. |