Pee Nari

SCIENTIFIC NAME :

 Sterculia Goetida

MEDICINAL VALUE :

 Oil is extracted from its seeds to be used as a medicine. In ghana its seeds are taken as a purgative.

NUTRIENT VALUE :

 good source of calcium, proteins, phosphorous, fiber etc.

CULINERY AND OTHER VALUES :

 Seeds are roasted and consumed. The gum karaya extracted from this plant is used as an emulsifier and thickener in foods. Edible oils are extracted from its seeds.

GLOSSARY :

• English : Pee Naari
• Tamil : Paemaram
• Malayalam : Ananthondi
• Telugu : Guttapubadam
• Kannada : Pee Naari / Bhetala / Pethala Mara
• Hindi : Jangli Badam
• Bengali : Jangli Badam
• Gujarati : Narkaya-Uda
• Marathi : Jangli Badam
• Oriya : Jangli Badam
• Punjabi : Jangli Badam