Glinus oppositifolius
(L.) A. DC.
Bitter cumin
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Description
An annual herb. This is a small thin spreading plant. It grows 10-60 cm tall. It is smooth skinned and branched and grows each year from seed. The leaves are opposite each other and 1 to 3 cm long. Sometimes the leaves are in circles. It flowers throughout the year. Flowers develop around the nodes. There are 4-6 flowers together. They are 6-12 mm long. They are greenish-white. They have a long flower stalk. The fruit is a capsule which is oval. It has 5 valves. There are many seeds. These are kidney shaped. They are 0.5 mm long.
Edible Uses
The leaves are cooked with meat and fish to enhance flavor, though they are bitter. The entire plant including flowers can be fried and eaten, or ground into a paste for use in pickles. Leaves are sold in local markets.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are cooked with meat and fish to add to the flavour. The leaves are bitter. The plant including flowers are fried and eaten. The plant is ground into a paste then used for pickles.
Medicinal Uses
No medicinal uses mentioned in the data.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in open waste places. It often grows on land which is occasionally flooded. It grows on tidal flats. It grows in damp shady places. It grows in wetlands. It grows between 40-780 m above sea levels.
Where It Grows
Africa, Asia, Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Central Africa, China, Congo, East Africa, Eswatini, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Northeastern India, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Southern Africa, South America, Swaziland, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Cultivation
It can be grown from seeds and stem cuttings.
Other Information
Leaves are sold in local markets.
Notes
There are about 10 Glinus species. There are 2 species in tropical America.
Nutrition
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaves | 91.1 | 137 | 33 | 1.7 | — | 7 | — | — |
Synonyms
Also Known As
Bakkate, Chadarasi gida, Chandarasisoppu, Chang geng xing su cao, Chayun-tarashiaku, Dang khem, Dima shak, Gandhi buuti, Ganga, Ganga-la-acho, Geema shak, Gemashak, Ghima, Gima, Gimasak, Gimma, Grishma-sundaraka, Harha ara, Jala-papr, Jeem shaak, Jharasi, Jima, Jin-ga, Kachantarai, Kadubhaji, Kaipacheera, Kaipajira, Karvo okhrad, Kayata bhaji, Lonika, Pampantra, Parpata, Parpatka, Phak kaen khom, Phak khuang, Phanija, Pitangama, Pitasaga, Rau dang dat, Rumput tapak burung, Sadaodin, Teeta shak, Thura poondu, Toorael lay, Ushnasundara
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