Alternanthera sessilis (Common Mukunuwenna)

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Alternanthera sessilis (Common Mukunuwenna)

Common name:
Sessile Joyweed

Local name:
Mukunuwenna, Ponnankanni, Kotuppai

Country:
Sri Lanka

Food Group(s):
Leafy vegetable

Part of plant/stage of process:
leaves, stem, raw

Sessile joywood is traditionally used as an herbal medicine to treat internal ailments. It is occasionally cultivated for food where young shoots and leaves can be consumed as a vegetable.