On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote:
> *Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week:: UD 003 :: Chenopodium alba > from market for vegetable* > > Chenopodium alba > > > Called Beto shaak or Bethua shaak in local Bangali parlance > > > > Local markets sell it, coming from farms, mainly in winter > > > I like the very tiny white flowers and the varied leaves shape > > And margins in the terminal end of the herb. > > > > > Ayurvedic folks recommend it to pacify Pitta. > > > Similar to spinach in vitamins and mineral contents, it also seems to > have > > some oxalic acid, just like spinach. > > > ( I forgot to mention that earlier in my spinach submission), > > so some caution is recommended. > > -- > Usha di > =========== > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
