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Digera muricata

False amarnath चंचली

Native

Commonly known as લોલર.

An annual herb up to 70cm tall with small, striking red flowers on slender spikes. It's a genuine dual-purpose plant: a leafy vegetable in good times, and famine food in lean ones, popular enough among Kenya's coastal communities that children there suck the nectar straight from its flowers.

The plant

Habit Herb

Origin Native

Flowering Summer, Monsoon

Edible Yes

Sourcing Available

Growing it

Life it supports

Its flowers are rich in nectar, sometimes sucked directly by children in Kenya.

The story

No cultural-significance data recorded for this species.

What it is used for

Leaves and young shoots are cooked as a pot herb, made into curries in India, or boiled whole and seasoned with salt and chilli.
Used internally against digestive complaints, and seeds and flowers treat urinary disorders.

These uses are documented for information only and are not medical advice. Always verify the species and the plant part before use.

Where it is found

Eastern Africa through tropical and subtropical Asia to Malaysia and Indonesia, on disturbed and waste ground and a wide range of habitats up to 1,500m.

Sources

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