Katuk - Sweet Leaf
Sauropus androgynus, also known as katuk, star gooseberry, or sweet leaf, is a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. Wikipedia
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Katuk is a perennial shrub native to the lowland, rainforest understory of the warm tropics. It is a familiar plant in home gardens in the wetter parts of Southeast Asia. It grows up to 3.5 m unless pruned. Katuk leaves are compound, with each leaf comprised of dark green, oval-shaped leaflets...
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Edible portion : Leaves, Fruit, Flowers, Vegetable A low growing shrub with small red flowers. It continues to grow from year to year. It grows 0.8-2 m tall. It can grow 6 m tall. It tends to grow upright then falls over due to its weight. It branches little. Compound leaves on the sides of the...
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19-02-1998 Katuk,Sauropus androgynous, is an excellentvegetablefor hot, humid climates. It has a pleasant peanut-like taste when eaten raw and the cooked leaves taste excellent as spinach.
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Growables Description Perennial. Monoecious (having both the male and female reproductive organs).A rapidly growing warm season crop, katuk is a dark green leaf understory shrub. Growth slows during the colder months. Reaching up to 3.5 m in height, but is kept much lower in cultivation. It has...
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Martin Price : "I periodically check for updates on katuk safety. This 2015 article is the most thorough literature review ofpositive benefits and negative toxicitythat I've seen.(I learned that "katuk" is the/an Indonesian name.) A lot more research has been done since the big publicity from...
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Sauropus androgynus or also known as Sweet Leaf is a tropical shrub growing about 2-3m tall. It has small red flowers, compound dark green and oval leaves, and purple fruits. Mainly found throughout Southeast Asia, it is often cultivated as leaf vegetable. The leaves are used medicinally to treat...
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Abstract,Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2015 Sauropus androgynusL. Merr. is one of the most popular herbs in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and China where it was known as a slimming agent until two outbreaks of pulmonary dysfunction were reported in Taiwan and Japan in 1995 and 2005,...
- Annisa Camellia Makati, Aghnia Nabila Ananda, Jasmine Aisyah Putri, Siti Feritasia Amellia, Bambang Setiawan, Molecular docking of ethanol extracts of katuk leaf (Sauropus androgynus) on functional proteins of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, South African Journal of Botany,...
- A.J.A. PETRUS, Asian Journal of Chemistry; Vol. 25, No. 17 (2013), 9425-9433 http://dx.doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2013.15405 Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merrill [Family: Phyllanthaceae Martynov] is a popular leafy-vegetable in South and Southeast Asia and is notable for its high yields and...
- Faisal Fikri, Muhammad Thohawi Elziyad Purnama. Pharmacology and Phytochemistry Overview on Sauropus androgynous. http://www.sysrevpharm.org/?mno=112617 [Access: March 29, 2021].doi:10.31838/srp.2020.6.20 Active compounds of natural ingredients need to be extensively explored to get their...