Mondrengan (Galinsoga parviflora) is a common weed on the farmland.
This plant is also well known as Gallant Soldier or Potato Weed, and as a member of Asteraceae family.
We can find it so plentiful on the potato or cabbage fields.
It's an annual herb, 20-70 cm tall.
The leaves ovate, 2-5 cm long and 1-3 cm wide.
Its growth is so quick, so it's also called 'quick weed'.
The tender part is usually boiled or steamed, sometimes eaten raw as a traditional salad.
This weed is also cooked as a soup with coconut milk.
The taste is slightly bitter.
It's common used as diuretic, to treat fever, also as home remedy for diarrhea and snake bites.
As an edible weed, this plant is also sold locally on the traditional market.
Do we still going to throw away this weed from our garden?
We have two choices...
Just be a compost heap or be a healthy and tasty dish...
Thank you Endah for sharing this topic today. This weed grows everywhere on my yard. I always wondered what is it real name. I love her tiny cute flower. So suprise, one more in the list of edible weed and so unfortunate never realize that I steps on this valuable weeds everyday.
ReplyDeleteI think it's better for you to googling about this plant to make it sure, yours and mine are the same plant. Sorry I have loosen my photos, and this is the only one remain.
DeleteAt first glance I just focus to the flowers and now I know it's different.The one I means have a soft leaves and the stems are frangible. The weeds in the topic also grows in my area but rare.
DeleteYes, I think so. We have almost similar climate.
DeleteSalam endah...tq for the info...its really amaze me..like kak mala i step on them every day
ReplyDeleteSalam Ana,
DeleteThis weed grows so well on the porous and well drained soil. On the farmland, well digging makes this weed grow so well, rapidly.
Thank you for coming
It's edible? I didn't know that!
ReplyDeleteYes, it is. If you find this weed, you may try to cook it.
DeleteSuch unique little petals.
ReplyDeleteYeah...pretty and tasty flowers.
DeleteAnother interesting plant which has qualities we wouldn't expect.
ReplyDeleteSometimes a 'waste' plant has a fantastic benefit. We have never known, if we have never learned.
DeleteIt is a very handy weed!
ReplyDeleteYes, I think so.
DeleteIt sounds very useful!
ReplyDeleteYeah ... and tasty too!
DeleteThis weed looks like a kind of grass. Good as food, but also good for making compost for the garden I think.
ReplyDeleteWhen I pull out this weed, I keep the shoots for greens. And the lower part will be a great compost.
DeletePotato weed is interesting and addible. Nice flowers. Thank you Endah for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome. Yes, the flower is so beautiful. When I was a little girl, I used to collect this flowers and I put them on a vase.
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