Botanical name :Amaranthus viridis
Tamil name. : Kuppaikeerai
Malaysia. :Bayam pasir
Amaranthus viridis is a cosmopolitan species in the botanical family Amaranthaceae and is commonly known as slender amaranth or green amaranth.
Green Amaranth can contain up to 38% protein by dry weight. The leaves and seeds contain lysine, an essential amino acid.
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Botanical name: Solanum nigrum
Tamil name. : Manatakkali keerai
Malay. : Pucuk meranti
This plant's leaves are used to treat mouth ulcers that happen during winter periods of Tamil Nadu, India. It is known as manathakkali keerai (மணத்தக்காளி கீரை)in Tamil Nadu and kaage soppu in Karnataka, and apart from its use as a home remedy for mouth ulcers, is used in cooking like spinach. In North India, the boiled extracts of leaves and berries are also used to alleviate liver-related ailments, including jaundice. In Assam, the juice from its roots is used against asthma and whooping cough.
S. nigrum is a widely used plant in oriental medicine where it is considered to be antitumorigenic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, diuretic, and antipyretic.
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