The genus also contains several well-known ornamental plants, such as Amaranthus caudatus (love-lies-bleeding), a vigorous, hardy annual with dark purplish flowers crowded in handsome drooping spikes. Another Indian annual, A. hypochondriacus (prince's feather), has deeply veined, lance-shaped lea...
This is one of the quick and easy ponnaganti recipes that can be done in 15-20 mins. It can be served great with rice or roti. What is Ponnaganti Aaku? Ponnaganti is called water amaranth leaves in english, gudari saag in hindi, Ponnanganni keerai in tamil and honagone soppu ...
Leaves Leaves are simple and alternate without stipules. Leaf blades are egg-shaped to diamond-shaped, with the broader end closest to the stem, and 1–4 inches long and 0.5–2.5 inches wide. Petiole is approximately as long as the blade. Leaves may be variegated with a v-shaped watermark...
Globosa leaves and flower are used as a folk remedy for oliguria, heat and empacho, hypertension, antioxidant, antimicrobial, cough, diabetes, kidney problems, hoarseness, bronchitis, jaundice, high cholesterol, and other respiratory disorders. It is also used as crushed paste of leaves, which is...
In the present work, silver nanoparticles were synthesized using silver nitrate as the precursor and an aqueous extract of fresh leaves of Gomphrena globosa (Globe amaranth) as the reducing and stabilizing agent. The active phytochemicals present in the leaves cause quick reduction of silver ions (...
The seed coat varies in color from white, gold, brown, pink, and black. While several species of amaranth are grown for their seeds and leaves, the three species commonly cultivated for their seeds are A. caudatus, A. cruentus, and A. hypochondriacus. Similar to amaranth, quinoa (...