History aspects of Beverages and Beverage Plants in Garhwal in Pal /Shah Period

Administration, Social and Cultural Characteristics History of Garhwal in Shah Dynasty -56 

   History of Garhwal including Haridwar (1223- 1804 AD) –part -245     

   History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -493 

                        By: Bhishma Kukreti (A History Research Student)

            There was tradition of having producing both types of Beverages in Garhwal –Non Alcoholic Beverages and Alcoholic Beverages.

       Non Alcoholic Beverage Plants in Old Garhwal

Vernacular Name ----------Botanical Name --------Plant Part Used in beverage Production

Papri ------------------------Buxux willichiana -------------Leaves and Barks

Chakunda -----------------Cassia occidentalis --------------Seeds

Amlich -----------------------Hippophae rhamnoids ---------Fruits

Darim ------------------------Punica granatum ------------------Fruits

Burans -----------------------Rhododendron arboretum -------Flower petals

Botyaccha -----------------Rhododendron anthopogon -------Leaves

Thuner ----------------------Taxus baccata ---------------------Bark and Leaves

Somaya -------------------Ciola species -------------------------Leaves

Bel ---------------------------Aegle marmelos-------------------Fruits (specially medicinal beverage)

                           Alcoholic Beverage Plants of  Old Garhwal

Bhotti /Bhartoi --------------------Andrachne cordifolia --------------

Tirmiri -----------------------Bupleurum falcatum

Dhatura ------------------------Datura stramoinium

Morchiyapar -------------------Hemidusmus indicus

Hinsar/Hisar -----------------------Rubas ellipticus

Kala Hinsar----------------------Rubas niveus

Karthatu ------------------------------Taraxacum officinale

  Plants used in making Alcoholic beverages from Barley/rice or Millets floor

Litchkuri ---------------------------Achyranthes aspera------------------Roots

Baisheyi------------------------------Adhatoda zeylinica -----------------Roots

Fatkaniya------------------------------Alysicarpus vaginalis --------------Leaves

Chamara--------------------------------Artemisia roxburghiana------------Roots

Kingwad, ----------------------------Barberis lyceum -----------------------Root

Pattharchhata---------------------------Boerhavia diffusa ----------------Whole Plants

Batti --------------------------------------Cajanus scarabeoides -----------Whole Plants

Dahiya ---------------------------------------Callicarpa macrophylla ------------Whole Plant

Bhang --/hemp ---------------------------------Canabis sativa -------------------Leaves

Karonda ----------------------------------------Carissa apaca ----------------------------Root

Panwar ---------------------------------------Casia tora ---------------------Whole Plant

Guradra -----------------------------------------Cinnamomum tamla --------------Leaves

Parh --------------------------------------------Cissampelos pariera------------------Roots

Jaljamini ---------------------------------------Cocculus hirsutus ------------------Whole Plant

Jamun ---------------------------------------Syzygium cumini -------------- Fruits

 Figs varieties --------------------------------------------------------------------Fruits

Bhirmoli ----------------------------------------Celebrookia oppositifolia-------------Roots

Timur --------------------------------------------Zynthoxylum armatum-----------------Root

Dhai ----------------------------------------------Woodfordia fruiticosa ----------------Leaves

Parhu--------------------------------------Cymbopogon martim ---------------------------Roots

Kathmul -----------------------------------Dicliptera roxburghania --------------------Whole Plant

Genthi -------------------------------------Dioscoria bulbifera ---------------------Bulb/Root

Surat------------------------------------------Euphorbia royleana

Laljhari -------------------------------------Geranium nepalnesis -----------------------Whole plant

Other plants were Bish Kopra, Dakh, Chir, Latkaniya, Chir etc

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Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti Mumbai, India, bckukreti@gmail.com25/11/2014

History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -494 

(The History of Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar write up is aimed for general readers)

History of Garhwal from 1223-1804 to be continued in next chapter ….

History of Characteristics of Garhwal Kings Shah dynasty, to be continued

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Notes on South Asian Modern Period  History of Garhwal;  South Asian Modern Period   History of Pauri Garhwal; South Asian  Modern Period  History of Chamoli Garhwal;  South Asian Modern Period   History of Rudraprayag Garhwal;  South Asian Modern  History of Tehri Garhwal; South Asian Modern  History of Uttarkashi Garhwal;  South Asian Modern Period   History of Dehradun, Garhwal;  Modern  History of Haridwar ; South Asian Modern Period   History of Manglaur, Haridwar;  South Asian Modern Period   History of Rurkee Haridwar ;  South Asian Modern Period   History of Bahadarpur Haridwar ; South Asian Modern Period History of Haridwar district, South Asian History of Bijnor old Garhwal

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 History aspects of Beverages and Beverage Plants in Garhwal in Pal /Shah Period; History aspects of Beverages and Beverage Plants in Haridwar Garhwal in Pal /Shah Period; History aspects of Beverages and Beverage Plants in Pauri Garhwal in Pal /Shah Period; History aspects of Beverages and Beverage Plants in Chamoli Garhwal in Pal /Shah Period; History aspects of Beverages and Beverage Plants in Rudraprayag Garhwal in Pal /Shah Period; History aspects of Beverages and Beverage Plants in Tehri Garhwal in Pal /Shah Period; History aspects of Beverages and Beverage Plants in Uttarkashi Garhwal in Pal /Shah Period; History aspects of Beverages and Beverage Plants in Dehradun , Jaunsar Garhwal in Pal /Shah Period;