Aerva javanica
Uses
India: leafy shoots of young plants used in curry. Entire plant occasionally resorted to as a famine food.
Additional Information
- Name Authority:
- Juss.
- Misc:
- Chemical composition (after Hooper): Fat = 3.15% (dry). Albumenoids = 20.12% (dry). Carbohydrates = 36.10% (dry). Ash = 22.48% (dry). Fibre: = 18.15% (dry). Nitrogen = 3.22% (dry). Phosphoric acid = .70% (dry). Silicates = 6.33% (dry)