Tree Spinach
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Scientific name
Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
English Name
Tree Spinach
Malayalam name
കൊളസ്ട്രോൾ ചീര
Common name
Chaya Mansa
Description
- Habit : Shrub
- Habitat : found growing in moist and dry thickets in open forest
- Leaves : dark green, alternate, simple
- Flowers : ovoid-globose, bristly ellliptic-3-celled hispid capsule
- Bark : light gray brown with darker streaks
- Trunk : short stout trunk
How to use
- Culinary Uses: Chaya leaves are commonly cooked and eaten as a green vegetable, often added to soups, stews, and gravies.
- Natural Remedy For Wound Healing : The leaves have been used to treat wounds and burns as they are believed to promote faster healing due to their anti-inflammatory properties.
Uses
laxative, diuretic, improve digestion,Help to lower cholesterol
Parts used
Leaves and shoots
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
Chaya mansa is propagated through stem cuttings of 15-30cm long. Well draining soil is suitable for growing tree spinach. Dig a pit of size 50cmx5ox50cm for planting the rooted stem cutting. Fill the pit with a mixture of soil and compost or green manure. When transplanting the chaya mansa starts (rooted cane), fill the soil firmly around it and mulch well.
