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Edibles Encyclopedia खाद्य पौधों की पूरी जानकारी — Hindi और English में
Vegetables, fruits and herbs — complete growing guides, nutrition, harvest time and Indian kitchen uses
Curry Leaf / Kadi Patta
कड़ी पत्ता / मीठा नीम
Murraya koenigii
Curry Leaf / Kadi Patta — dried leaves lose 95% aroma (use fresh or frozen ONLY!). Rs.100 nursery plant = 20 years free leaves. Hair oil + 10 raw leaves daily = health tradition.
🌱 Year-round perennial | Best plant: March-September
⏱️ 6-12 months first harvest | 10-20+ years continuous
Wood Apple / Bel
बेल / कैथा / कवठ
Limonia acidissima (wood apple) | Note: Aegle marmelos = True Bael (more medicinal)
Wood Apple / Bel — most sacred Shiva fruit (bel patra). Treats BOTH diarrhea and constipation! 200-year tree. Zero maintenance. Bael vs Wood Apple confusion explained. Puja + medicine.
🌱 June-July | Grafted for 4-6 yr | Seedling 8-10 yr | Tree life: 100-200 years
⏱️ Feb-April | Woody shell = months room temp storage | Crack with stone/knife
Sage / Salvia
सेज / साल्विया
Salvia officinalis (common) | S. elegans (pineapple sage — better India!)
Sage — best memory herb (human RCT clinical!). Hot flash = 8-week RCT relief. Crispy sage ghee = extraordinary cooking. Limit strong tea (thujone). AVOID pregnancy. Pineapple sage: better India.
🌱 From cuttings | Sept-Oct or Feb-March | Pineapple sage: more heat tolerant India
⏱️ First: 8-10 weeks | Perennial 5-10 years | Limit strong tea — thujone caution
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