Job’s Tears गुरलु

🌱 About the plant

Hard glossy grain used as food, as beads and as a brewing grain in the hills.

Growing it

Grows in ground too wet for other cereals.

What it is for

Grain and brewing; the beads still used in Naga ornament.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun

Water

Likes damp ground

Season

May–Jun

Grows in

Garden / ground, Terrace / rooftop

Mature size

1–2 m

First harvest

Grain at 5 months

Grows in ground too wet for other cereals.

🌾 Traditional uses

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

Traditional knowledge

Grain and brewing; the beads still used in Naga ornament.

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