फालसा फालसा

🌱 About the plant

Small sour-sweet berries in May, from a shrub that shrugs off a Delhi summer.

Growing it

Cut it to a metre each winter; fruit comes on new wood.

What it is for

Phalsa sherbet — the summer drink of the north.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun

पानी

Fortnightly

मौसम

Jun–Jul

Grows in

Garden / ground, Terrace / rooftop

Mature size

3–5 m

First harvest

Fruit year three

Cut it to a metre each winter; fruit comes on new wood.

🌾 Traditional uses

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

Traditional knowledge

Phalsa sherbet — the summer drink of the north.

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