Sir, There is *no 'pepper'* in *Persicaria orientalis* (L.) leaves, at least, in this season of the year.
I have tasted bits of leaves from three plants, each leaf being of different stage of maturity. All are bitter tasted *without a faint hint of any peppery smell*. Thank you & Regards, Surajit Koley On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 8:06 PM, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Gurucharan sir, Surajit ji and Usha di for your response. > > Ushadi, I think you too are talking about Persicaria hydropiper. > > Pl check the following link and let me know if it is the same plant you > are talking about. > http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Poly_hyd.html > > Best regards, > Ritesh. > >>
