- ALTERNANTHERA SESSILIS
Source: Wikipedia
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OTHER NAMESTamil: Ponnangannikkirai
English: Sessile plant Telugu: Ponagantikura Malayalam: Vanagone-soppu Kannada: Vanagone-soppu Marathi: Hindi: Meenakshi ; Mathsyakshi Sanskrit: Minankanni |
description & usage
Grows in damp places of South India.
Uses:
Used in snake-bite, laxative, for eye diseases, body coolant.
How to Use:
In Malabar as well as in the Bombay Presidency, green leaves which have an agreeable taste and are rich in fats, are eaten as tonic foods. Pulse is cooked in many ways both split and whole.
Parts Used:
Leaves
Taste:
Sweetness
Action:
Alterative, cooling
Uses:
Used in snake-bite, laxative, for eye diseases, body coolant.
How to Use:
In Malabar as well as in the Bombay Presidency, green leaves which have an agreeable taste and are rich in fats, are eaten as tonic foods. Pulse is cooked in many ways both split and whole.
Parts Used:
Leaves
Taste:
Sweetness
Action:
Alterative, cooling
