Uttarakhand at a glance

  Bedu a very popular wild fruit of the middle Himalayan region which is edible with seeds found at low to medium altitude. It is sweet and juicy and the quality of this fruit is excellent. In fact, the entire plant of Bedu is used. Especially the bark, root, leaves, fruits, and chops are full of medicinal properties due to which it is helpful in the prevention of many diseases. Bedu is also found to be effective in bladder disease disorder. It is rich in organic matter as well as has superior antioxidant properties, due to which Bedu is used to prevent many diseases like - nervous system disorder and hepatic diseases. Bedu is not only beneficial for humans with its medicinal properties but also acts as good fodder for the animals, which is considered very good for the milk animals so that the milk of the milk animals increased. This plant of the Moraceae family is also known as wild fig in English, about 800 species of self-growing Bedu are found, as far as scientific analysis of Bedu

As much as there are variety and specialness in the traditional food of the mountainous region of Uttarakhand, the fruits here also have a rich world, especially the wild fruits with medicinal properties like a juicy fruit that grows in thorn bushes in the mountains of Uttarakhand in the month of May - June, Hissalu's scientific name Rubus ellipticus. About 1500 species are found in the world. It is found in all Himalayan states of India including Uttrakhand. Apart from India, it is also found in Nepal, Pakistan, Poland, Serbia, Russia, Mexico, Vietnam, etc. It is also known as the Rasberry of the Himalayas, there are two types of Hisalu, one which is commonly found in yellow and the other one is black which is not so common. It has a sour and sweet taste, a well-ripened Hisalu tastes sweeter and less sour, this fruit is so tender that it dissolves in the mouth. Hisalu contains many nutrients like carbohydrates, calcium magnesium, iron, zinc, potassium, sodium, and Acarvic acid i

Zakhia is the most popular spice used in Uttarakhand regions, there will be hardly any food in Uttarakhand in which Zakhia is not used for its unique taste. On the rams of the fields, Zakhia grows itself in the rainy season, the nutritional elements found in the Zakhia add more importance to the food, 18 percent of oil found in its seeds it is rich in fatty acids and amino acids. Its seeds are rich in fiber, starch, carbohydrates, protein, vitamins E and C, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, iron, manganese, and zinc. Zakhia is one of 200 varieties of Cappridceac Family. Its botanical name is Cleoma Viskosa , a wild plant that grows naturally at altitudes of 800 to 1500 meters, with yellow flowers and hairy stems, Zakhia is used extensively in the traditional medicine method in Uttarakhand. Zakhia is considered very effective in diseases like fever, cough, cholera, acidity, arthritis, ulcer, etc.. When someone gets hurt in the hilly areas of Uttarakhand, its leaves are ground and

  Hill cereals are tasty as well as they contain high medicinal properties, such as a famous hill grain Bhat which meets the taste as well as health, Bhatt considered to be very beneficial in prostate and breast cancer along with diabetes. Different types of Bhatt are found in the hill areas, which are rich in nutrients like protein, vitamins, minerals and fiber, Black Bhatt is also available in traditional cuisine (Pahadi Black soybeans, Pahadi Black Bhatt)   Benefits of Bhatt Bhatt are Known for its high protein and fiber content, black soybeans or Bhatt lentils also have excellent health benefits, including managing diabetes, strengthening bones, lowering blood pressure, healthy bowel movement, and weight loss. This is also a good source of vitamin E and amino acid that helps keep skin healthy, build muscle and maintains the health of hairs, studies also show that consuming black soybeans improves the chances of pregnancy. Some of the mouth-watering dishes made from Bhatt’s lent

  In Uttarakhand, abundant wild fruits with a lot of medicinal properties are found abundance, which the local people are using as medicinal form centuries, one such fruit is Timul. It is neither produced nor cultivated. It grows automatically under agroforestry, white-colored milk-like fluid comes out from the tree of Timul, if anyone pricks the thorn, If you put its milk on the place then after a while the thorn can be easily removed, a special thing of Timul is that the flower does not appear before its fruit, according to legend it is said that if anyone sees flower appears on Timul he must be Lucky. Botanists believe that its fruit is actually its flower, it is a flower that used to be closed from all sides but there are seeds inside it and some small insects go inside it to perform pollination and help to ripening seeds. The tree of Timul is of medium size in which the twigs are grown after some distance from the root and the fruit also starts from the root of the tree and contin

  In the Mid-Himalayan region, there is a very tasty fruit in the summer season, rich in vitamins and minerals, which is known as Kafal botanical name “myrica esculata” Many natural ingredients are found in this fruit such as myricetin, myricitrin, and glycosides, in addition, flavan-4, hydroxy-3 is also found in its leaves. Rich in properties, its bark is found to have anti-inflammatory, anti-helminthic, anti-microbial, anti-oxidant, and anti-microbial quality, due to its properties, Kafal not only works to correct diseases like cancer rather it is also used a lot in enhancing the beauty and maintaining youth, Kafal tree is found in cool climatic zones ranging from 1300 meters to 2100 meters (4000 feet to 6000 feet), it is mostly in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, North-eastern state of India Meghalaya and Nepal.  Benefits of Kafal   Kafal is very beneficial for the body due to its anti-oxidant properties, its fruit is highly juicy and full of digestive juices which is beneficial in co

A bloom of Burans, which blooms from the beginning of spring to the middle of summer, is an evergreen Burans flower found at a moderate elevation of   1500   to   3600   meters in the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Arunachal Pradesh it also found in the region of China, Bhutan and Nepal hills too, a total number of   1024   species of Burans are found all over the world, Burans with a variety of colorful red, pink, white and blue flowers are found in 87 Himalayan regions of which alone in Arunachal Pradesh 75 species are found and about 15 red, white and blue species of flowers are found in Himachal Pradesh 6 species of Burans and one subfamily are found in Uttarakhand, the festival "Phuldei" celebrated in Uttarakhand dedicated to this beautiful flower.  Burans is declared as the state tree of Uttarakhand as well as the national flower of the neighboring country Nepal "Rhododendron arboreum" is the botanical name of this flower,   Bloom Buran

Commonly known as Kilmora in Uttarakhand, the plant itself is a treasure of many medicinal properties, whose botanical name is ' Barbaris aristata ', about 450 species of this plant found at an altitude of 1400 to 2000 meters in Uttarakhand. The entire plant of Kilmora is rich in medicinal properties, it is found in America including Nepal, Bhutan, Southwest China including India, everything of Kilmora root, stem, leaf, flower, and fruit is very useful, the matter of minerals. In this case, it is found in protein 3.3 percent, fiber 3.12 percent, carbohydrates 17.39 mg per hundred grams, vitamin C 6.9 mg per hundred grams, and magnesium 8.4 mg per hundred grams. Flowering starts in March-April in Kilmora plant, usually two to three meters in height, its fruits are sour and sweet, Kilmora plant has anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, antiviral and antiviral. Due to the presence of bacterial elements, now anti-oxidants are being formulated into the drugs from Kilmora, fo

  Manduva has an important place in the traditional crops of Uttarakhand, Manduva grown in the mountainous region of Uttarakhand is not only a treasure trove of nutritious but also rich in medicinal properties, due to having enough nutrients it also helps in preventing malnutrition. It is known in other states of the country by the names of ragi, Nagli, and Koda, etc, today Manduva is in great demand in market it is used for biscuits, roti, pudding, namkeen, Cake-like products are being prepared, but in past, it was a great means of a balanced diet for the people of Uttarakhand. It has a higher nutritional value than rice and wheat due to its high calcium, fat content, and fiber. Consumption of excess fiber, protein, amino acids, and minerals is beneficial for patients with diabetes. Maduve is cultivated in the rainy season. In the first week of July, its seedlings are ready for transplanting. India is the highest ragi/mandua yielding country among the top 10 countries in the world .