Makhana मखाना

🌱 About the plant

Bihar’s pond crop — prickly floating leaves and the popped seed of fasting food.

Growing it

A genuine pond crop; a tub is too small.

What it is for

Makhana seed; wetland livelihood crop of north Bihar.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun

Water

Grown in 60–120 cm of water

Season

Mar–Apr

Grows in

Garden / ground

Mature size

Floating leaves 1 m across

First harvest

Seed at 150 days

A genuine pond crop; a tub is too small.

🌾 Traditional uses

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

Traditional knowledge

Makhana seed; wetland livelihood crop of north Bihar.

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