Mahua & Medicinal Plants

We get our nutritious diet from the forest, such as Mahua fruit Doli oil in the form of fat, Kodo, Bhaddi, Kulthia, Mahua flowers, Jamun, Mahua kheer, Bhaji, etc.

— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

We can use muIdim found in the forest as traditional medicine.

— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha

Even now, fruits, flowers, healthy herbs, and medicines from the forest are being used by us, including the tribal community.

— ishwarsabar · Chelema, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand

Consuming Mahua dolly fruit oil is beneficial for the body.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

We Adivasi communities are communities that depend on nature, collect roots and tubers from the forests, and use them as food, which is very nutritious and also serves as medicine.

— Ram Kumari

We indigenous people used to eat roots and tubers from the forests and sustained ourselves with them. These also served as medicine, keeping our bodies healthy. Even today, we should use roots and tubers.

— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We used to eat Mahua before, all kinds of Mahua, Rama Mahua. Because we ate all that, our body used to stay well. If you eat that, you too will stay well again.

— Laxmi Bagh · Sundargarh, Odisha

Eating Mahua flowers kept health good.

— Anjana Khadia · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha

We are still getting fruits, plants, health-related herbs, and medicines from the forest. We are safe for now, and we are still here.

— ishwarsabar · East Singhbhum, Jharkhand

We should plant all these fruits like mangoes and guavas. By planting these fruits, we will get fruits to eat and also gain benefits.

— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

The Mahua from our forest is very rich in vitamins and is given to children as food for their nourishment.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

Mahua is one of the most nutritious food items, which is very beneficial for our health. Along with this, coarse grains (millets) are also beneficial for health. They should be included. PDS.

— संगीता मीणा · Metali, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Mahua flowers and other foods obtained from the forest are very nutritious. Therefore, it is appropriate to include these foods in PDS or mid-day meals.

— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha

Our traditional medicine, the medicine found in our forests, acts as our antibiotic. It will alleviate pain, then our specific fever will get better, then our respiratory disease will improve, and appetite will also get better.

— gobardhan pangi · Upperpur, Malkangiri, Odisha

Our diet. We are in a jungle area. The jungle's herbs and some of its air. Now, due to its influence, our diet is different. We remain healthy for this reason because we rely on herbs; when we wake up in the morning, it's the herbs...

— ANIL KUMAR · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Chickpea and mustard chutney and corn bread are our favorite foods, which are prepared without fertilizer. Mahua bread is also eaten in our homes; mahua is the flower of a tree found in the forest. We eat it with great love, and it is also nutritious. This keeps our body healthy.

— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

For our existence, forests, trees, and plants are essential.

— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We should plant fruits like mango, guava, and similar ones, because by planting these, we will get fruits to eat and also gain access to clean air.

— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Mahua oil has vitamins and if you make and eat Mahua ladoo, the body remains healthy and good.

— Gitanjali Bhoi

Eating boiled Mahul (mahua flowers) or ladoos made from them will keep your body healthy and cure anemia.

— Laxmi Bagh · Sundargarh, Odisha

People in the village bring herbs from the jungle and eat them for their health, which is very beneficial or advantageous.

— Ram Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

Mahua was available in our area. We used to say that eating boiled mahua keeps the body healthy. Even now, if consumed after boiling, the body remains good.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

We always depend on the leaves, roots, and tubers of nature's plants to live. As a result, it benefits our health. People of other categories despise these things. They do not eat wild fruits, roots, or tubers.

— PRADEEP KUMAR KANHAR · Boudh, Odisha

Now, villagers find remedies for their illnesses from jungle herbs, which they also consume, and these are very beneficial for their health.

— Ram Maravi · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh

In our region, seasonal produce such as grains, pulses, spinach, and green leafy vegetables have been part of our diet, which promotes nutrition, good digestion, and immunity.

— Jagannath Baraik · Lapung, Ranchi, Jharkhand

It is amla fruit that should be consumed daily in lunch, so that our body remains healthy and well.

— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj

One should include Kuri, Bajri, Kodra, Bati, and Maal in vegetarian food items because they are natural remedies and beneficial for the body's health.

— संगीता मीणा · Dachki Jaswantpura, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

We all fill our stomachs by eating Mahua saag roti, which is our favorite food. Mahua is obtained from trees in the forests, and we also eat roti with bathua saag, which is our favorite food item and is very nutritious.

— Ram Kumari

We used to boil mahua and eat its cooked flowers, and our health remained good. Even now, if we could prepare and eat it, we would be healthy.

— Gitanjali Bhoi

They bring herbs from the forest, make them into a powder, and use them for health, which is very beneficial.

— Ram Maravi · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh

We have found Mahua. In ancient times, people used to boil and eat Lukra Mahua, and they used to get vitamins. In this era, if Mahua is eaten, the body remains healthy.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

Residents in the forest bushes have a business of various medicinal plants, and they benefit from it for food.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

It is very important to have jungle trees and plants to influence us.

— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh