Green Leafy Vegetables

Leafy vegetables are rich sources of provitamin-A, vitamin C and minerals like calcium, magnesium, iron, etc., They are the riches sources of roughes or fibres essential in human diet. In addition, a number of under-utilized annual crops are also grown as leaf vegetables in specific regions. Tender stems and leaves of a number of perennial crops are rich sources of vitamins and minerals and are used for cooking. Amaranth is the most common leaf vegetable grown in India Amarnath is an annual herb with erect growth and scarce to profusely branching habit. In traditional medicine, the roots of amaranth are used against colic, gonorrhoe and eczema. Amaranth has galactogogue properties. Fenugreek seeds are used as a medicinal in Traditional Chinese Medicine under the name Hu Lu Ba, where they are considered to warm and tone up kidneys, disperse cold and alleviate pain. Basella alba and Basella rubra have been used in traditional medicine system in India for several years.