Cheura चिउरा

🌱 About the plant

The Himalayan butter tree, giving cooking fat and an enormous honey flow.

Growing it

The most valuable winter bee tree of the mid-hills.

What it is for

Chiuri ghee; honey production.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun

Water

Weekly for two years

Season

Jun–Jul

Grows in

Garden / ground

Mature size

12–20 m

First harvest

Fruit year eight

The most valuable winter bee tree of the mid-hills.

🌾 Traditional uses

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

Traditional knowledge

Chiuri ghee; honey production.

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