Bhim-kol is a tropical wild fruit grown in the North-eastern region of India and is also a minor fruit of the region. It belongs to the Musaceae family and is also known as Athia-kol in Assam. The fruit is reported to be rich in bioactive compounds, potassium and chloride accumulation that produces high alkalinity in the plant which gives medicinal uses. It also contains flavonoids, polyphenols, tannins, monoterpenoids, quinones and saponins. Phenolics like gallic acid, catechin, epicatechin etc are found to be in the fruit which are responsible for carrying out antioxidant activities by free radical scavenging analysed with DPPH analysis method. It has been also reported that the fruit shows anti-hepatotoxic activities such as helping to elevate levels of serum glucose, urea, uric acid, creatinine, triglycerides, aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase levels and so on.

Mode of Consumption: Mostly consumed Raw, Used to prepare Juice, Jam etc