Pandan plant or Rambha: A Medicinal and Aromatic plant

Pandan plant (Pandanus amaryllifolius) is a medicinal as well as aromatic plant. This upright green plant has narrow blade shaped leaves and woody aerial roots. Pandan plant is a native of Asia and the pandan leaves are widely used in Southeast Asia as a flavoring agent in cooking. In Kerala pandan plant is known as Rambha. When cooking rambha leaves produce a smell like basmathi rice. In addition to the culinary uses, pandan leaves have so many cosmetic and medicinal uses. It is also a natural repellent to cockroaches.

Propagation and cultivation of Pandan plants

 

Small suckers growing around the bottom of panda plants could be used for the propagation. It likes well drained soil and direct sunlight but it is also shade tolerant.

Nutrients minerals in Pandan leaves

Pandan leaves contains essential oils, traces of tannin, glycosides and alkaloids.

Pandan leaves (Pandanus amaryllifolius) in Indian languages

Hindi: Rampe
Marathi: Ambemohor pat
Malayalam: Rambha
Tamil: Rambha, Biriyani kaitha

Uses and benefits of Pandan leaves

1. The pandan leaves are used as a natural food flavour and colour like rice, biriyani, chicken, disserts, salads, herbal teas and sweet beverages.

Rambha leaves are used in biriyani as a favorite flavor due to its basmathi smell.
2. Pandan leaves extract is a valuable antioxidant natural sources and applicable in both healthcare products and food industry.
3. Useful for healing various wounds, leprosy and smallpox.
4. Cure chest pain and headache.
5. Reduce fever, earache, arthritis, stomach spasms and more.
6. Chewing pandan leaves helps to get rid of gum pain and bad breath.

7. Effective in the recovery of women from the weakness after childbirth.

8. Useful for the treatment of several skin disorders.

9. Used for the preparation of various herbal teas.

10. Pandan roots extracts are used to cure thyroid problems.

11. A preparation of pandan leaves soaked with coconut oil is used as an embrocation for rheumatic troubles.

12. Infusions of pandan leaves are used internally and externally as a sedative against restlessness.

Including a pandan plant to our garden would be beneficial in several ways.

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