No, leaves of all Coleus species (most of the wild species) are not edible.

Regards,
Giby



On 3 July 2011 21:36, satyendra tiwari <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dear All,
> Is the all coleus leaves edible?
> Satyendra
>
> On 3 July 2011 21:28, Smilax004 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Coleus aromaticus of Lamiaceae family. It is a medicinal plant
>> (steamed or raw leaves) used for fever, cough and cold especially for
>> kids.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Giby
>>
>>
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>>
>> On Jul 3, 8:48 pm, chitralekha P <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > Please identify this plant. I have seen this in Hyderabad as well as in
>> > Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. Have not seen flowers. Leaves smell like
>> Ajwain
>> > (Trachyspermum ammi) and are used in making pakoras.
>> > Thanks,
>> > Regards,
>> > Chitralekha
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