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Agave americana

Dee Thakore  Says....

It is indeed called 'Ram kand mool phal' and it's being sold by the vendors. In the area of Chitrakut, MP, U. P. and Maharashtra. The source of this huge root-fruit is the best-kept secret by the vendors. In 1980's, the botanists of India, try to find out more information on this large, cylinder shaped, brownish tuber. It was a challenge for them. they asked public help to identify this huge roots. But all their efforts went into the vain. About 10 years ago, the University of Kolhapur resorted to DNA fingerprinting to identify this plant and came up with a shocking conclusion - over the years, the vendors have been selling a variety of Agave Americana. Agave americana is one of the several agaves used for distillation. After the fermented, it produces the drink called Pulque. In the tequila-producing regions of Mexico, this type of agaves called Mezcales. The high-alcohol product of agave distillation is called Mezcal. Ram-Laxman were eating the heart of an agave plant (the base for producing Tequila). Now the vendors are selling to the public.

ഇതാണ് `രാമ കാണ്ഡ മൂല ഫലം `

Wikipedia says....
Kandmool (Kan-thuh-mool) is a Hindi word for root vegetables. The vegetables are roots or tubers that grow below ground, for example, potatoes, sweet potatoes (tubers) carrots, radish, turnip (tap roots) etc. Potatoes are rich in carbohydrates and are used as staple diet in many countries.
The vegetables like potatoes and sweet potatoes are considered rich energy source while being light to digest. This is the reason that many people consume them during fast. In the ancient times sages who used to live in forests or ashram in the search of divine truth or salvation used to survive only on kandmool.
There is a legend that when Lord Ram (Prince of Ayodhya) was exiled to forests along with his wife Sita and brother Lakshman, the royal family used to live under a thatch roof and used to feed on kandmool. Very often street vendors in India, especially around places of pilgrimage, are seen selling the so-called Ramakand or Rama chandra kandmool. These vendors claim that this is what Lord Rama ate during his period of exile. Scientific examination of this food-item has revealed it to actually be a part of the Agave plant.
Among the root vegetables are also onions and garlics which many Brahmin families refrain from considering them Tamasik. Though like other root vegetables onions and garlics also have many medicinal values. People following Jainism also refrain from root vegetables.