White Goosefoot (Chenopodium Album) and its Medicinal Uses

white goosefoot

Hindi : Bathua
Tamil : Paruppu Keerai
Telugu : Pappukura
Kannada : Kaduoma

White goosefoot is a weedy annual plant. It is also known as lamb’s quarters, melde, pigweed and Bathua. This plant is a food crop in Northern India.
It is a leafy vegetable. The leaves and tender stems are eaten cooked and used in various dishes. It should be eaten only moderately as it contains high amount of oxalic acid.

100 grams White Goosefoot contains:
(The values are approximate only and not exact)
Energy : 43 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 7.3gm
Protein : 4.2gm
Fat : 0.8gm
Fibre : 4gm
Calcium : 309mg
Phosphorous : 72mg
Iron : 1.2mg
Vitamin A : 580µg
Vitamin B5 : 0.092mg
Vitamin B6 : 0.274gm
Vitamin C : 80mg
Thiamine : 0.16mg
Riboflavin : 0.44mg
Niacin : 1.2mg
Manganese : 0.782mg
Magnesium : 34mg
Potassium : 452mg
Sodium : 43mg
Zinc : 0.44mg

Medicinal Uses:
* White goosefoot prevents piles if taken often as cooked.

Gout:
Take fresh leaves and make juice. Drink two cups of juice regularly to get cured.

Spleen / Liver disorder:
Make a juice of fresh tender leaves of white goosefoot. Add some water in it to make one cup of juice. Drink this regularly to get cured.

Urinary Bladder stone:
Make juice of leaves of white goosefoot. Add some water in it. Drink one cup of the juice in the morning for 15 days. After 15 days the stone will get broken and will pass through urine.