Project Profile
- Mahua is the Halbi name of the tree as well as
the flower of Madhuca indica. The Mahuwa tree is medium sized to large
deciduous tree, usually with a short bole and a large rounded crown. It is
found in mixed deciduous forest, usually of a somewhat dried type often
growing on rocky and sandy soil.
- Madhuca. indica, Madhuca. longifolia are
valued for their Seeds which yield a fatty oil known as Mahuwa Butter /Mahuwa
fat. This is also known as Illipi Butter which caused some confusion as the
internationally traded and highly valued confectionery fat, derived from
Shorea stenopiter is also known as Illipi.
- The Corollas of Mahuwa Flowers commonly called
as Mahuwa Flower are edible and form an article of diet of tribals. They are
used either raw or cooked and for making of syrups for Medicinal use. They
are also used widely for production of country liquor.
- Historically Mauhwa has been the single
largest indigenous source of natural hard fat in the soap manufacturing
while it also finds use as such and in refined form for edible purposes.
- Mahuwa oil has emollient properties and is
used in skin disease. Rheumatism and headche. It is also a laxative and
considered useful in habitual constipation, piles and haemorrhoids and as an
emetic.
- As per an estimate of KVIC the total
potentiality of Mahuwa Seed is about 5 lakhs tonnes. The highest Mahuwa Seed
producing states are U.P., Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, Orissa.
It is common through out Central India, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh,
Gujarat and in the drier type of sal forest in Madhya Pradesh.
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General
- Biochemistry of Madhuca Indica
- Madhuca species
- Mahua
- Mahuwa
- Electronic Plant Information Center
- Genus Madhuca
- Species
- Oil Seeds Grading and Marking Rules
Growth and Cultivation
- Mahua Plantation
- Field Method Manual
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Productivity of Mahua flower and seed
- Growth and Flowering
- Propagation and Management
Processing
- Madhuca indica Collection
- Small Scale Oil Seed Processing
- Stories from PACS Villages
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Processing and utilization of perennial vegetation
in the arid-zone of India
- Agricultural Aspects
- Illipe nut
Products
- Illipe Butter - Natural
- Illipe Nuts Beauty Products
- Whipped Body Butter
- Illipe butter
- Illipe tree butter
- Conditioners
- Soaps
- Skin care products
- Sandal-Turmeric Soap
Technology
- Agroforests
- Sustainable Harvest of Non-timber
Plant Resources
- Damar Forest
- Technology Mission On Oil Seeds
- The Story of Biodiesel
Market And Price
- Current Market Price
- Mandi Profile
- Madhuca Indica Price
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Enhanced income from mahua
- Evaluating the Marketing
Opportunities
- Estimated Cost
- Cost of Plantation
- Illipe - The Uncertain Crop
| Company Profile
- Bio-Syn Herbs India Pvt. Ltd
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M.S.S Asan Exports
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Omshakthi Exports
- Sennamaster
- Rakesh Sandal Industry
Equipment
- Expeller Manufacturers and Suppliers
- Flaking Mill
- Oil Refinery Equipment Suppliers
- Roller Mill Companies
- Equipment Supplier
Reports
- Biogas Manure
- Toxicity Studies for Mahua
- Jarchem launches butter and oil
ingredients
- Annual Report
- Alternative
edible oil from mahua seeds
- Reports and Pictures
- Malabar
Coast moist forests
- Forest under Ranpur Forest Protection
Committee
- Bidar Forests
- Country Report
Uses
- Use of Mahua Oil (Madhuca indica) as
a Diesel Fuel Extender
- Mahua Raisin a sweet success for
Bharia women
- Eczema & Acne Treatment
- Illipe Butter
- Indian Butter Tree
- Laundry Soap
- Mowrah Butter
- BioFuel
Suppliers And Buyers
- AayurMed Biotech Ltd
- A-Indian Neem
Tree Co.- Buyers
- Buyers
- Exporter
- Floaral Seed Company
- Supplier
- S.S Herbals
Images
- Madhuca indica
- Madhuca indica) fruits
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