Mahua / महुआ / Pongamia / Madhuca indica

Mahua / महुआ / Madhuca indica / Pongamia (Raw Form)

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Mahua (Madhuca indica) is a traditional Ayurvedic herb valued for its rich natural nutrients and versatile use in wellness and skincare. Known for its flowers, seeds, and bark, Mahua is used in herbal preparations and household remedies. This raw Mahua form is 100% pure and naturally dried for traditional and culinary applications.

Key Benefits (4–5 Bullet Points):

• Traditionally used for overall nourishment and vitality.
• Known for supporting skin and hair wellness naturally.
• Used in herbal formulations and traditional wellness blends.
• Contains natural plant compounds beneficial in Ayurveda.
• 100% pure, dried, and natural Mahua for multipurpose use.

How to Take:

As advised by an Ayurvedic expert or healthcare practitioner.

Ingredients:

100% Pure Mahua (Madhuca indica) — Dried Raw Form

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Common Names:

Mahua, Mahwa, Mohwa, Madhuca, Iluppai (Tamil), Indian Butter Tree

Scientific Name:

Madhuca indica

Regional Language Names:

• Hindi: महुआ
• Marathi: महुआ
• Tamil: இலுப்பை மரம்
• Telugu: ఇలుప చెట్టు
• Malayalam: ഇലുപ്പ മര
• Kannada: ಇಲೂಪ ಮರ
• Bengali: মহুয়া

The alkaloids in the press cake of mahua seeds is reportedly used in killing fishes in aquaculture ponds in some parts of India. The cake serves to fertilise the pond, which can be drained, sun dried, refilled with water and restocked with fish fingerlings

Mahua longifolia is an Indian tropical tree found largely in the central and north Indian plains and forests. It is commonly known as mahuwa, mahua, mahwa, mohulo, or Iluppai or vippa chettu. It is a fast-growing tree that grows to approximately 20 meters in height, possesses evergreen or semi-evergreen foliage, and belongs to the family Sapotaceae. It is adaptable to arid environments, being a prominent tree in tropical mixed deciduous forests in India in the states of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.

Mahua flowers

Mahua flowers
The mahua flower is edible and is a food item for tribals. They use it to make syrup for medicinal purposes.

They are also fermented to produce the alcoholic drink mahua, a country liquor. Tribals of Bastar in Chhattisgarh and peoples of Western Orissa, Santhals of Santhal Paraganas (Jharkhand), Koya tribals of North-East Andhra Pradesh (vippa saara: విప్ప సారా) , Bhil tribal in western Madhya Pradesh and tribals of North Maharashtra consider the tree and the mahua drink as part of their cultural heritage. Mahua is an essential drink for tribal men and women during celebrations. The main ingredients used for making it are chhowa gud (granular molasses) and dried mahua flowers.

Mahula fruit is a essential food of Western Odisha people.The tree has a great cultural significance. There are so many variety of food prepared with the help of fruit and flower. Also Western Odisha people use to Pray this tree during festivals. The liquor produced from the flowers is largely colourless, opaque and not very strong. The taste is reminiscent of sake with a distinctive smell of mahua flowers. It is inexpensive and the production is largely done in home stills.[citation needed]

Mahua flowers are also used to manufacture jam, which is made by tribal co-operatives in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra.


Mahua
In many parts of Bihar, such as villages in the district of Siwan, the flowers of mahua tree are sun-dried; these sun-dried flowers are ground to flour and used to make various kinds of breads.