Nivithi (Malabar spinach)

Scientific name:	Basella alba*
Family name:	BASELLACEAE
English name:	Malabar spinach
Local name:	Nivithi
Description:	Fleshy, glabrous, twining, perennial herbs. Leaves 2-5 cm long, 0.8-2.5 cm wide; petiole 0.3-1 cm long. Flowers greenish-white, about 3 mm long, in spikes 5-8 cm long. Fruits small, 1-seeded, about 0.5 cm in diameter.
Status:	Native
Edible parts:	leaves and young stems
Ayurvedic usage: Treatment for- Ulcers Swellings Burns Boils Abscesses Scalds PARTS   USED  IN  TREATMENT: Leaves Root RELATED   MEDICINAL PROPERTIES: Laxative Diuretic

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