Suruhan (Peperomia pelludica) is an annual herbaceous plant.
This weed is a fast grower plant.
It really love damp area .
Sometimes we can find it on the damp wall or stones.
They grow so rapidly on the rainy season.
The leaf and shoot are fleshy, so juicy.
The tender shoot is usually eaten raw as salad, cooked or steamed.
The taste is little bit sour.
Suruhan is also well known as medicinal plant.
It has antipiretik and analgetic effect.
The decoction of this plant is used to lower high blood pressure, rheumatism and fever.
The crushed leaves and shoot is used as a home remedy for skin inflamation and other skin disorder.
Although this weed is annoying, but I still get some benefit from it.
It looks as though it spreads well. I wonder if it's a bit of a thug once it gets going.
ReplyDeleteYes, they spread very well on my raised beds and brick wall. Covering the beds and wall so fast, especially on this rainy season.
DeleteYou really know a lot about edible plants!
ReplyDeleteThank you Lisa. Too much plants that I have not known yet. I have to learn and learn more.
DeleteFrom the number of weeds you find to eat - I wonder if you actually need to grow anything in your garden :)
ReplyDeleteYeah... so it means 'from weed to crop'. Growing weeds.... sounds so strange! But I do that... lol...
Deletesalam endah, i hv alot in my garden...and since i knew they are edible i never let they gone just like that...hehehe
ReplyDeleteSalam Ana,
DeleteYou can try to make some dishes from it.
Ya, yang ini sangat banyak di keliling rumah.
ReplyDeleteYa, tentu apalagi saat musim hujan. Pasti sangat banyak.
DeleteHi Endah,
ReplyDeleteI have seen this weed everywhere! And always found them in my pots, did not know about the medicinal value of it, so I usually remove them. But they appear again real quick!
Yes, they will come again, again and again. So quickly.
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