The tribal use of&nbsp;Hyptis suaveolens&nbsp;(Lamiaceae) as a source for edible oil purpose in cooking medium is reported for the first time from Gandhamardan hill areas of Bolan gil' district in Orissa, India.
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AMINUDDIN, R D GIRACH, AMINUDDIN

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· Journal of Spices & Aromatic Crops 2 (I &2),' 75-76, 1993 75 Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit. (Lamiaceae) " a source of edible oil among tribals of Orissa, India R D GIRACH & AMINUDDIN Survey of Medicinal Plants Unit Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine Bhadrak - 756 100, Orissa, India. ABSTRACT The tribal use of Hyptis suaveolens (Lamiaceae) as a source for edible oil purpose in cooking medium is reported for the first time from Gandhamardan hill areas of Bolan gil' district in Orissa, India. Key words: edible oil, Hyptis suaveolens. Gandhamardan hills (210 0'_210 45'N and 82 0 45'-83 0 5'E) are located in Bolangir and Sambalpur districts of Orissa, In-dia. 'l'he hills extending over a length of about 16 km and width of2.5-3.2 km are inhabited by a number of aboriginal tribes like Gond, Kondh and Saora. They depend solely on the surrounding for-ests for most of their requirelnents in-cluding food and medicines. A number of tribal uses of plants were recorded during ethnobotanical field trips to Gandhama!'dan hill areas. A scrutiny of literature in ethnobotany (Brahmam & Saxena 1990; .Mukherjee & Namhata 1990; Jain 1991) revealed that tribal use of the aromatic species Hyptis waveolens (L.l Poit. (Lamiaceae) seed oil for edible purpose is not reported so far. Therefore, an attempt has been made to document its new ethnobotani-cal data which may provide a clue for further research on lesser known oil yielding aromatic plants. During eth-nobotanical survey among tribals of Bolatigi!, district the authors camped at va!'ious field stations like Latho!'e, Harishankar, Kantabanji and Mahakhand. Elderly persons having knowledge of local flo!'a and its uses were contacted and first hand informa-tion about the tribal use of plants were recorded. The information was furthe!' confirmed from other areas/groups of people from the region. Plant specimens we!'e collected in the company of at least one key informant to make su!'e that the proper plant was obtained. The plant species were confirmed at .Central Na-tional Herbarium, Howrah. Voucher specimens of the plant species were pre-served at the herbarium of Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Bhadrak. Gond, Kondh, Manjhi and Saora tribal and other rural inhabitants of the re-gion collect H. s!laveolens locally known as 'bantulsi' from surrounding forest areas for medicinal, edible and other uses. Some of the medicinal uses are already reported (Jain 1991). The seeds Girach & Amin/tddin are coll ected as a minor forest produce by the tribals and sold to the local trad-ers at Rs. 1.50 pel' kg to supplement their income. The same use was re-ported by the Khodia tribe in Sundargarh district of Orissa. According to an infor-mant belonging to Gond tribe in Soliabahal village of Lath ore forest range in Bolangir forest division, the seeds yield an edible oil. The seeds are dried in shade and the oil is extracted by crushing them in a wooden oil press. This crude oil is used in the cooking medium. The information was confirmed from Harishankar, Mahakhand and Chandli forest areas from tribal groups. The tribal use of H. s/taueolens seed oil for edible purpose is a first report of its kind and needs further confirmation from other parts of India. Reports on the chemistry of this species are available in literature. Analysis of seed, leaf, seed coat and stern and its essential oil and protein has been reported. Ethanolic extract was devoid of tannin, alkaloids, flavonoids and saponin; essential oil 76 exhibited antim icrobia l activity (Anonymous 1987). Acknowledgements The authors are thankful to the Direc-tor and Deputy Director (Technical), Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, New Delhi for providing nec-essary facilities and encouragement. References Anonymous 1987 Medicinal Plants of India. Vol II. Indian Council of Medicinal Research, New Delhi. Brahmam M & Saxena H 0 1990 Eth-nobotany of Gandhamardan hills - some noteworthy folk medicinal uses. Ethnobotany 2 : 71-80. Jain S K 1991 Dictionary ofIndian Folk Medicine and Ethnobotany. Deep Publications, New Delhi. Mukherjee A & Namhata D 1990 Medicinal plantJore of the tribals of Sundargarh district, Orissa. Ethnobotany 2 : 57-60. 

Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit. (Lamiaceae) a source of edible oil among tribals of Orissa, India

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Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit. (Lamiaceae) a source of edible oil among tribals of Orissa, India

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