Kondreddy Receipes

Acknowledgements:

We are very thankful to everyone who has helped us sail through the journey of

preparing an analytical report and presentation under the Discover India Project. We

earnestly thank our respected chairman, Mr. Parag Shah and our honorable president, Dr.

Indira.J.Parikh for granting us the opportunity to explore and learn through the course of

the project by making it mandatory as a part of the undergraduate program at FLAME.

We thank the FLAME management and staff for supplying us the financial resources to

meet our expenses for example Travel, accommodation, food etc.

We would especially like to thank our mentor Prof. Sameer Dubley for his ideas,

insights, guidance, criticism and endless trust in us. He has been a great source of

motivation for us in the roughest times. We thank him for all the valuable advice and

suggestions that helped us reach make our project better. We would also like to thank

Prof. Maya Dodd for her invaluable inputs and suggestions to make our report better.

Our special thanks to Mr. Veer babu who has been a guiding light for our project.

Veerbabu’s presence was essential for our group to survive in an agency area. Very

sincere thanks to Mr. Borram Reddy for not only sharing his medical knowledge but also

applying it practically on a fellow member of the group to cure her slip disc. We also

thank the king of Bobbili who has been a great help in assisting us with the officials of

the village. We would also like to thank the manager of the veena making unit who has

given us insights about the history and evolution of veenas. We are very grateful to the

government of Andhra Pradesh, the media and the officials who helped us in our project

and showed immense faith in our project.

We would finally conclude by stating that our project would have come to a

standstill without the help we received from every local person, professional people,

media exposure and the various other people who contributed to our project. We treasure

the fond memories we have of the people in Andhra Pradesh for their faith, trust and

support which has added lot of value to our research.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

SR.

NO.

NAME OF THE

MEDICINAL PLANTS

USES/ADVANTAGES

1 KONA MAAMIDI Treats cough

2 ADAVI MAAMIDI Strengthens the heart

3 VEDURU PILAKALU Improves body health and blood

circulation

4 VEDURU BIYYAM Energy booster

5 VYMU DUMPA Used as a contraceptive

6 ADAVIPENDALAM. Stronger muscles, production of semen

in men and milk in women.

7 NELATHADI, MAGASIRI GADDA

Boosts masculinity

8 GODUGULU OR KOKKULU

Better health overall

9 SATHAVARI Good during pregnancy for the mother

10 TOLLUDU GINJELU Subsides piles

11 PAPPULU AND DINUSULU Better nutrition

12 ADUSULU Used for cooking, good for the heart

13 GODDUKOORA Treats Phlegm and Biliousness

14 CHEMAKOORA Increases appetite, better digestion

15 GURUGUKOORA Improves eyesight and prevents eye

problems

16 SAPPIKOORA Prevents long term ailments

17 SHEEKAYA CHIGURLU Treats malaria and typhoid

18 CHIKILINTHAKOORA Helps treating eye and respiratory

problems

19 PONNAGANTIKOORA Treats Kidney problems

20 BALUSU KOORA Helps live longer and better

21 YERRA BACHALI Cools the body, dissolves nodes and

tumors

22 MUNAGAKU Blood and digestive power increases

23 GAJUKOORA Prevents diabetes

24 ATUKUMAAMIDI Energy booster, cures eye problems

25 ADAVI PASUPU Increases life span, antibiotic

26 ADAVI AMUDAM Immunity booster, purgative

27 TIPPATEEGA TEA Phlegm, Biliousness, Malaria, Jaundice

28 ADAVI ARATI Constipation

29 ADAVI MIRCHI Treats scorpion and centipede bites

30 MULLA VANGA Controls anger, Asthma

31 KONDA KAKARA Used to cure all ailments

32 KARU NIMMA Phlegm, Biliousness, skin diseases

33 YERRA CHITRAMOOLAM Treats muscular weakness

34 KOVELA JIGURU Reduction of body heat, treats urinary

problems

35 CHIRUMANU Improves sharpness of mind, reduces

laziness

36 RAJULADUMPA Improves digestion, increases appetite,

helps treat heart problems

37 UTTARENI Treats fits and convulsions

38 SUGANDHI VERLU Reduce body heat, treats urinary

problems

39 JEELUGU KALLU Improves digestion, improves

complexion of babies if eaten by

pregnant women

40 TELAGAPINDI KURA, KONDAPINDI

Treats kidney problems

41 SUNTHA DUMPALU Malaria, Typhoid, Jaundice

42 PULLA CHEEMALU Treats ailments and eye problems

INTRODUCTION

Ayurveda the traditional science, which is gaining glory in the recent times.In this

generation there has been a lot of changes that has occurred in the food habbits of human

beings. Presently, one’s body is prone to all kinds of diseases.Everybody has become

health conscious but they cannot avoid eating the fast food which has become the staple

food for the present generation.But where as these tribals are disease resisitant. They

hardly suffer with any of the dangerous diseases. The main reason for that is the food

habbits of these tribals. They take that part of the plant which has a medicinal property

and cook it with the normal food which they intake. Folowing are some of the plants

that are used in day to day lives to protect them from the diseases.

Our aim of this receipe book is to create some awareness amongst all of us to lead

a healthy life. Our generation has technologically advanced but even with the modern

medicines and science our reasearches unable to cures for different kinds of

diseases.These tribals on the other hand even though they lead a simple life has found out

remedies for various diseases and set an example for us to follow.Our sincere efforts for

this contribution may help everybody to avoid dangerous diseases.

1. KONA MAAMIDI (Ardisia solanasia): TIP MANGO

According to the tribal, one gets relief from cough when they eat the tip of this plant

and one can be relieved if the flowers of this plant with dhal (Red gram) are cooked

as a curry and consumed.

1. ADAVI MAAMIDI (Mangifera Indica) WILD MANGO

Remove the seed from the stone of the mango and soak it in water for 3 days. By

doing this, the bitterness and astringency is removed. The seed is to be dried in the sun

after which it is powdered and consumed by making Roti or Porridge. It is said that this

gives strength to the heart.

2. VEDURU PILAKALU (Mangifera indica-wild) BAMBOO SHOOTS:

The shoots that grow in the bushes during the rainy season are very tender. The tribal

collect and cut this in to small pieces to make a curry. Eating this improves blood and

body health.

4 VEDURU BIYYAM-(BAMBOO SEED RICE):

The seeds that are collected from the ear heads of bamboo are called Bamboo rice. It is

said that when this seed rice is cooked along with food, it energises ones body and mind.

5. VYMU DUMPA (Diascorea tomentas) :DOYALA YAM.

The tubers of this plant are used as a contraceptive by the tribals.

6. ADAVIPENDALAM. (Diascorea Bulbiferous-wild) AIR POTATO:

The tubers of this plant help aid against muscular weakness. If consumed, it also helps

improve the production of semen in male and milk in women.

7. NELATHADI, MAGASIRI GADDA. (Curculigo orchids):

Men eat this flower by frying, for improvement in one’s masculinity.

8. GODUGULU OR KOKKULU (Mushrooms):

Everyone knows well about mushrooms. But the mushrooms that sprouts on a withered

mango trees are called, ‘Mango Mushrooms’ and that which are grown on the bamboo

grove are called Bamboo mushrooms. It is said that these are considered a healthy diet.

They eat this by making a curry out of it.

9. SATHAVARI (Asparagus recemosus).

These tubers are available in the forests. Tribals use this as food. It is considered good

for a child bearing mother. If the tender tubers are given to the milk giving animals more

milk is obtained.

10. TOLLUDU GINJELU (Gnetum Ula):

If the seeds of this plant are consumed by burning, it helps in the treatment of ‘piles’

11. PAPPULU AND DINUSULU (CEREALS AND PULSES):

Like the red gram and green gram the tribal grow Dama and Aanapa pulses which are

very nutritive among the pulses.

12. ADUSULU:

These are a kind of seeds among the crops cultivated by the tribal. Edible oil is extracted

from this and used for cooking.

13. GODDUKOORA (Bauhinia verigata):

The tender leaves of this tree is cut and used as a curry, and this helps to treat phlegm and

biliousness (Kapha and Pythya).

14. CHEMAKOORA (Colacasia sps) ARUM ESCULENTUM

This plant grows lavishly beside water springs in the forests, this leafy vegetable helps in

increasing one’s digestive power and appetite.

15. GURUGUKOORA (Amaranthus sps):

By consuming this leafy vegetable as a curry, it helps improve one’s eyesight and cures

eye infections. As the tribals consume this vegetable as infants, none of them require the

aid of spectacles for clear vision.

16. SAPPIKOORA (Carasia Pedeta):

This is a garden bed that is available in the forests and the leaves are very tasty and citrus

in nature. Consuming this in the form of chutney or a curry helps preventing long-term

ailments.

17. SHEEKAYA CHIGURLU (Casia Sinuta):

Malaria and Typhoid are common fevers in the tribal areas. If the tender leaves of this

tree is collected and consumed in the form of chutney, it also helps prevent phlegm and

biliousness.

18. CHIKILINTHAKOORA (Oxalis corniculata):

This leafy vegetable is found in cool and moist areas in the forest. This helps cure eye

and respiratory problems.

19. PONNAGANTIKOORA (Amaranthus sps) Achyranthes tridendra:

. This leafy vegetable found abundantly by the side of canals and streamlets. This plant

helps patients who are suffering from kidney diseases.

20. BALUSU KOORA (Xanthium parviflorum)

Tribals like eating these leafy vegetables which are available everywhere naturally in the

forest areas. This is a famous proverb in Andhra Pradesh-‘One can eat Balusukoora if one

is alive’. The tribals differently say this proverb as-‘On should live to eat Balusukoora at

least’.

21. YERRA BACHALI (ceropageia)

This is available in the forest areas near rivulets and streams. By consuming this it is

claimed that all the tumors and nodes in the body gets dissolved. The tribal also believe

that the body becomes cool if one consumes the same.

22. MUNAGAKU (Moringa pterygosperma):\

This vegetable helps an individual suffering from Anemia and Leucoderma to increase

their digestive system and purify their blood.

23. GAJUKOORA (Solanum vairum)

:

Diabetes can be controlled if these leaves are heated on fire and consumed. Similarly

diabetes can also be controlled by the same. Although it has a bitter taste, it helps with

diabetes.

24. GUMMADI CHIGURLU (Cucurbit asps): Pumpkin plant’s tender leaves.

Generally we eat the pumpkin. The tribal eat the tender leaves of the plant as leafy

vegetable.

25. ADAVI KARIVEPA (Mrraya Kaingii-wild):

When compare to karivepa the wild one posse’s bigger leaves. It has fine odor and

contains more medicinal values.

26. ATUKUMAAMIDI (Borehevia diffusa):

This is an important leafy vegetable among many that the tribal use. This vegeatable

helps to control eye problems.

27. ADAVI PASUPU (Curcuma oendora) Wild turmeric:

This wild plant is naturally availabale in the forest areas and it contains more medicinal

values than the domestic turmeric. It helps increase one’s life span and acts as an anti

biotic.

28. ADAVI AMUDAM (Jatropha sps):

The oil extracted from the seeds is called wild castor oil/Adavi aamudam. This is a good

purgative and helps prevent diseases.

29. VIPPANOONE (Madhuca Indica)

Vippanoone (oil of the vippa seeds) is prepared from the seeds procured from the vippa

tree. It is consumed just as an edible oil.

30TIPPATEEGA TEA (Tinospora cordifolia):

Tea can be made with these dried plant pieces and if consumed early in the morning,

malaria and Jaundice can be controlled.

31. ADAVI ARATI (Musa resimosa) wild banana:

The occasionally found wild banana in the forests is not ment to eat but the flower can be

consumed as a curry which helps control constipation.

32. ADAVI MIRCHI (Wild chillis):

The naturally available half centimeter sized wild mirchi is also called seema mirchi. It is

claimed that this is 10 times spicier than the generally available mirchi. Tribals not only

use this in cooking but also as an anti venom for scorpion and centipede bite.

33. ADAVI TAMATO (Tomato-wild):

These crawl up from creepers. It is small and spherical in shape and contains a lot of

medicinal values.

34 ADAVI DONDA (Coccinia Indica):

These are available naturally in the forests. It is better than the domestic donda in

appearance and taste.

35. MULLA VANGA (Solanam sps) Thorny brinjal.

These spherical shaped thorny brinjals are generally collected by tribal after it is fully

grown in the forests. They cut this in to pieces and make pickle like Avakai and store it.

This helps in controlling anger and asthma.

36. KONDA KAKARA (Momordica sps):

Very bitter in taste the kondakakara is small in size and round in shape. It acts as an

overall body ailment manager if consumed as a curry.

37. CHITTIPANASA (Artocorpus lokucha):

The chittipanasa is rarely available in the forests. Tribal’s eat this in the form of a curry..

38. KARU NIMMA (Citrus medica):

This plant is also called as Adavi nimma (wild lemon) and it is very sour in taste.

Biliousness and phlegm subside by drinking this. The leaves are used to cure skin

deceases.

39. YERRA CHITRAMOOLAM (Plumbago rosia)

This plant is found very scarcely in the forests. It is a cure for muscular weakness; if the

roots of the plant is mixed with chicken and consumed.

40. KOVELA JIGURU (Sterculia Urens)

The bark of this tree contains gum. Consumption of this gum helps reduce body heat and

cures urinary infections.

41. CHIRUMANU (Anoguises latifolia):

The bark of the tree called Chirumanu is removed, dried and powdered. This powder is

used as tea. Drinking this helps to keep the mind and body active and sharp.

42. RAJULADUMPA (Gingiber jurambat):

These tubers are available in the forests and appear like ginger. Consuming this in the

form of a soup helps in improving digestion and increasing appetite. This specially helps

to cure heart problems.

43. UTTARENI (Achyranthus aspera):

Uttareni plants are found in plain lands also. The seeds are very small and tiny and appear

like rice. It is said colleting, cooking and consuming these seeds strengthens ones

immunity system. It also serves as a good medicine for fits and convulsions.

44. SUGANDHI VERLU (Hemidismus indicus).

These are naturally available in the forests. These roots once dried and powdered can be

consumed as a cool drink. It helps reduce body heat and also cures urinatory problems.

45. TANGEDU GINJALU (Xylia xylocarpa):

The konda tangedu seeds that are available only during summer are said to be very tasty.

Tribal eat the seeds after roasting. This helps improve one’s strengt

46. JEELUGU KALLU (Caryota urens)

The jeelugu tree appears similar to a coconut tree and is found only in forests. Toddy is

collected from this tree. Some consume this for intoxication, and some consume this

considering it a medicine. It helps improve digestion and when consumed by pregnant

women, it helps improve the baby’s complexion.

47. TELAGAPINDI KURA, KONDAPINDI (Aerva loneta)

The leaf of this plant is consumed in the form of chutney. It helps patients with kidney

problems to recover faster.

48 SUNTHA DUMPALU (Gingiber rosium):

These appear more or less similar to our domestic Ginger and are found only in the

forests areas. Consuming this in the form of chutney protects one from Malaria, Typhoid

and even Jaundice.

49. PULLA CHEEMALU:

This may be a little strange to hear, but the tribal’s make chutney with these ants and eat.

These ants stay in the nests built by them on top of tree branches. The eggs of these ants

are also eaten by frying them. This helps cure long term ailments and eye problems.

50. EETHA ROYYALU:

Wild date trees are generally found in grass hills in the forests. The roots of these trees

resemble prawns. These are consumed by the tribes in the form of a soup. It helps them

keep physically fit.