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===Food===
Erythrina stricta can be used in Food. Leaves are cooked as vegetable and seeds are eaten raw<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Parts Used==
===Nutritional components===
Erythrina stricta Contains the Following nutritional components like - Coumarin, Erysodine, Erysovine, Stigmasterol, Sitosterol; Calcium, Iron,
Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc<ref name="Nutritional componentsForest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Habit==
==Cultivation Details==
Erythrina species are tolerant of a range of soils, often tolerating poor fertility, but generally grow best in a sunny position in a moderately fertile, well-drained soil<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Erythrina stricta is available through January to August<ref name="How to plant/cultivateForest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Erythrina+stricta Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
<ref name="Nutritional componentsForest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of western ghat pdf Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.74, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS - ) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
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