Related to common weed you probably know, pig weed is amaranth green species.The weedy amaranth types are edible and taste like cultivated varieties but they just don't grow as large and leafy, or produce as many grains, or look as half good in the garden.
Amaranth is a genus of herbs that contain over 60% species with variety of colors and uses, most people around the world consume amaranths as grains, vegetable and cereals for their many health benefits.In Africa amaranths is advised by doctor or recommended for people with low red blood cells count.
Amaranth leaves are nutritionally similar to beets, Swiss chard and spinach, but are much superior . For example amaranth leaves contain three times more calcium and three times more niacin(vitamin B3) than spinach leaves.They have 62.25g of carbohydrates,57.27g starch and 7.02g fats when uncooked,1 cup of coffee has 132g. Amaranth is much closer genetically to its wild ancestors than our over developed and nutritionally depleted typical vegetables.Amaranth leaves are an excellent source of carotene,iron,calcium,protein,vitamin C and trace elements.
Some cultivated amaranth varieties grow to two meters or six feet tall and individual plants that landed in a great spot with no competition may grow even taller.
A local farmer markets may offer bunches of amaranth greens, but those don't keep at all so you'd have to use them quickly.It's much easier to grow amaranth and cut it as needed.
Mchicha as medicine
Its used for curing:
- Backbone pains
- kidney problems
- goiter
- fever
- Increase blood volume in the body
- used as Hair Tonic
Preparation
- 1kg amaranth green
- 21/2 litres of water
procedure
- Boil the water
- Soak the amaranth into the boiled water
- Take out the green and store the water is a safe cool dry place.
Use
Drink in a cup of coffee for the whole day everyday for five(5) days
For backbone pains and Goiter
- grind the amaranth greens
- rub the grinded greens on the pain feeling area
- Tie the grinded greens on pain feeling area
- sleep with it
- everyday put fresh greens on the ares of infection for five(5) days.
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