Edible Parts: Leaves Seed
Edible Uses:
Seed - cooked. The seed can be ground into a meal and used with cereal flours in making bread etc[105, 177]. The seed contains 26.4 - 51.9% protein and 4.3 - 7.3% fat[218]. Young plant - cooked[105, 177]. A nutritional analysis is available[218].
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Leaves (Dry weight)
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- 0 Calories per 100g
- Water : 0%
- Protein: 14.5g; Fat: 2.4g; Carbohydrate: 75g; Fibre: 34g; Ash: 8.5g;
- Minerals - Calcium: 1090mg; Phosphorus: 235mg; Iron: 32mg; Magnesium: 0mg; Sodium: 0mg; Potassium: 1100mg; Zinc: 0mg;
- Vitamins - A: 5mg; Thiamine (B1): 1mg; Riboflavin (B2): 0mg; Niacin: 0mg; B6: 0mg; C: 0mg;
- Reference: [ 218]
- Notes: The figures given here are median figures of a range quoted in the report.
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Astringent Diuretic Dysentery Febrifuge Miscellany
The whole plant is used medicinally as a diuretic, for reducing fever, and treating diarrhea[266]. A decoction of the plant is used in the treatment of extreme physical debility and swellings[218]. It is boiled with Centella asiatica and Prunella vulgaris for the treatment of dysentery, headache and vertigo[218]. A broth is used to improve the appetite[218].
We have very little information on this species but it should succeed as a spring-sown annual in Britain. See the plants native habitat for ideas on its cultivation needs. Plants sometimes produce cleistogamous flowers. This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby[200]. When removing plant remains at the end of the growing season, it is best to only remove the aerial parts of the plant, leaving the roots in the ground to decay and release their nitrogen.
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