Polygonum plebeium Syn.: Polygonum plebejum (Common name: Small Knotweed, chimati saag) –Polygonaceae, a prostrate, densely branched, annual herb.
Flowers are pink, in leaf-axils, in clusters.
The herb is found in India from sea level to 2200 m in the Himalayas. Leaves – cooked and eaten as a vegetable and the crushed seeds are cooked and eaten as a remedy for bowel complaint.
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Surendra Parihar
Ex.Professor and Head.
Deptt. of Seed , Science and Technology. IARI,
Pusa,
New Delhi 110012