zamboangenita (Asystasia gangetica)
In some parts of Africa, the leaves are eaten as a vegetable and used as an herbal remedy in traditional African medicine.[9] The leaves are used in many parts of Nigeria as a traditional African medicine for the management of asthma.[10] It is also used as an ornamental plant.[3]
- In the Philippines the leaves and flowers eaten as pot herb.
- In Uganda and Kenya, consumed as a popular vegetable mixed with beans, groundnut or sesame paste.
- Leaves and flowers used as intestinal astringent.
- Leaves consumed as spinach.
• Considered astringent, anthelmintic, antidiabetic, anti-asthmatic, anti-inflammatory, vermifuge.
The vigorous growth of A. g. micrantha in tropical regions.[3] makes it a weed which can smother certain indigenous vegetation where it has been introduced.[5]
source: wikipedia
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zamboangenita (Asystasia gangetica)
In some parts of Africa, the leaves are eaten as a vegetable and used as an herbal remedy in traditional African medicine.[9] The leaves are used in many parts of Nigeria as a traditional African medicine for the management of asthma.[10] It is also used as an ornamental plant.[3]
- In the Philippines the leaves and flowers eaten as pot herb.
- In Uganda and Kenya, consumed as a popular vegetable mixed with beans, groundnut or sesame paste.
- Leaves and flowers used as intestinal astringent.
- Leaves consumed as spinach.
• Considered astringent, anthelmintic, antidiabetic, anti-asthmatic, anti-inflammatory, vermifuge.
The vigorous growth of A. g. micrantha in tropical regions.[3] makes it a weed which can smother certain indigenous vegetation where it has been introduced.[5]
source: wikipedia
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