...when recently felled. In the central Punjab this is the chief plant used for fuel on the large scale. The pods, which ripen before and during the rains,...poor or in times of scarcity. It is eaten green or dry, raw and alone, or boiled with salt, onions, ghi, &c., and eaten with bread, or mixed with dahi....

...Sind, Rajputana, Guzerat, Bundelkhand, and Dekkan. The pods ripen before and during the rains, and contain, when scarcely ripe, a considerable quantity of a sweetish, farinaceous substance, which has the flavour of that of the carob tree, and is largely consumed as food in the Punjab, Guzerat,...

...Central Provinces, the BARK is said to be locally employed as a remedy for rheumatism. Food & Fodder. --The PODS which ripen before and during the rains...quantity of a sweetish farinaceous substance, which has the flavour of the fruit of the carob tree. It is largely consumed as food in the Panjab, Guzerat,...