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Chongan he Chongan
ByMr. Allah Dad
Khan
WHAT IS CARALLUMA Caralluma is a succulent plant (cactus)
from Pakistan. In country it grows wild and is often used as a border in gardens and as a roadside shrub.
It is also found in the wild in Africa, Saudi Arabia, Canary Islands, Afghanistan, and Southern Europe
Caralluma is cooked as a vegetable and is used in preserves such as chutneys and pickles. It is also eaten raw.
NATIVE OF CHOONGAN India - Jammu and Kashmir,
Punjab; Pakistan Traditionally, Indian tribes chewed
chunks of caralluma to keep from being hungry during a long hunt. These days, a solution that contains chemicals taken from the plant (extract) is used to decrease appetite for weight loss. It is also used to quench thirst and to increase endurance.
DIFFERENT NAMES OF CARALLUMA TUBERCULATA
Language Name Pashto Pumankay Urdu Choongan English Bitter Cress Botanical Caralluma
Tuberculata
DISTRIBUTION IN PAKISTAN It is widely distributed in Pakistan in almost all the four Provinces but the most common in Baluchistan and secondly in NWFP.
Basically, the Caralluma herb is an edible succulent plant. It has been utilized by the people for over a hundred years for many purposes, including the
control of hunger and improved strength. However it has
also been simply used in cooking, as Caralluma is a
typical part of the diet.
CHARACTERISTICSSpiny leaves and thick flowers characterize the Caralluma
plant. The flowers are star shaped and may be purple, red, black or yellow. They are
typically shown during the summer or fall. The Caralluma stands with an angular stem
and is clump forming. While the herb has been found extremely useful in many
kinds of situations.
BOTANY Stem succulent, angular, up to 15 cm tall, branches 8-13
mm broad. Flowers in terminal cymes, pedicellate. Sepals ovate-lanceolate. Corolla 8-9 mm in diameter, dark purple, deeply divided, lobes lanceolate, glabrous. Follicles 8-10.5 cm, glabrous, gradually tapering towards the tip.
CHONGA AS VEGETABLECaralluma as Vegetable - Hundreds upon hundreds of years, even before the Caralluma herb was known to the Western world, it has been utilized by the peoples as a vegetable. It has also been mixed with chutneys and pickles. It can be consumed both cooked and raw. The green follicles of the herb are often boiled, salted, and consumed.
CHONGA AS MEDICINE i1.Caralluma s a plant largely associated with Indian hunter-
gatherers for its apparent appetite suppressing properties.,stamina enhancer , food and thrist quencher .
2. Helps in weight loss., blocks the enzyme citrate lyase , Malonyl Coenzyme When these enzyme’s activity istopped, body cannot produce fat , Chong forces your body to start burning its own fat reserves, thus promoting fat loss.
3. Chong is believed to work directly on the appetite control center of your brain, specifically the hypothal
4.Caralluma is a “new” discovery in the west in the family of cactii and succulent plants that are becoming increasingly popular for their appetite suppressant, and loss properties, as well as their ability to lower blood sugar.amus, to suppress your appetite.
5.Used In Diabetes
PRESENT POSITION AND SCOPE Sold one pot in Pakistan @ 300 Rupees Sold one pot in America @25 Dollars
CULTIVATION PACKAGE1. Preparation of Pot)a) Size of pot = ( 10X3 inches)b) Mix the following ingredients ( Sand: Silty clay:FYM:
Wood Bran)( 1:1:1:1)c) Mix the ingredients thoroughly .d) Fill the pot and left one inch space for water.e) Place pots I haf sun and shade place.2.Propogation through seedf) Chong starts flowers in March and gives uptil July .g) Seed form in June July .h) The seed is sown inn July i) Seed germinate after 20 days.j) Plant produced take time to maturity .F ) Not pregferable.
CULTIVATION PACKAGE CONTINUED 3. Through Cutting Propagation a) Can be sown year round .b) Cutting with root and with out roots germinate 100% c) Plant 30 gm cutting in a pot of ( 10X3 inch)
4.Method of Sowing a. If through seed , seed depth not more then one inch.b. Cutting to be planted ½ to 1 inch deep.c. After planting light watering .5.Irrigation a) In winter after 15 days interval b) In summer after 7 days interval.
CULTIVATION PACKAGE CONTINUED Shoots with 5 cm in height were separated and individual shoots were transferred for
rooting to half-strength MS medium containing different concentrations of NAA (α-naphthalene acetic acid), IAA (indole-3-acetic acid) andIBA (Indole-3-butyric acid). The cultures were incubated under 16 h photoperiod for
30 days until the micro shoots developed the roots.
CULTIVATION PACKAGE CONTD 6. Insects = Snails and caterpillars 7. Production = One pot planted with 30
gm cutting will produce 300-400 gm per year
