Nela Basale

SCIENTIFIC NAME :

 Boerhavia Diffusa

MEDICINAL VALUE :

 Herbal medicine for pain relief as well as other uses. Lowers blood sugar, enhance eyesight

NUTRIENT VALUE :

 contains saponins, alkaloids and flavanoids. Vitamin C, B2, B3, carbohydrate etc

CULINERY AND OTHER VALUES :

 Used as green vegetable in most parts of india.

GLOSSARY :

• English : Nelabasale
• Tamil : Mukkaratai / Sattaranai
• Malayalam : Thazhuthama / Thamichana / Punar Navaa
• Telugu : Punarnaba
• Kannada : Balavadike / Ganajali / Rakta Punarnava
• Hindi : Thikri / Godhapoorva / Punarnavaa
• Bengali : Punar Navaa
• Gujarati : Ghetuli
• Konkani : Dharni / Vallchebhaji
• Marathi : Punar Navaa
• Oriya : Ghodapuruni
• Punjabi : Bhiskappa / Itsit