Hill Gooseberry किलमोड़ा

🌱 About the plant

A thorny yellow-wooded Himalayan shrub with blue berries and traditional root use.

Growing it

Prickly — site it as a boundary rather than a bed plant.

What it is for

Traditional eye and skin preparations; hedging; bird berries.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Season

Mar–Apr

Grows in

Garden / ground

Mature size

1.5–3 m

First harvest

Berries from year three

Prickly — site it as a boundary rather than a bed plant.

🌾 Traditional uses

Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.

Traditional knowledge

Traditional eye and skin preparations; hedging; bird berries.

Scientific evidence

This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.

Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.

🐝 Ecological value

🗺️ Where it grows in India