Medinilla

Medinilla crassifolia, M. mirabilis

leaf · fruit · vegetable

Sour leaves and fruits; in Gabon, young leaves cooked with fish or meat, which they sharpen.

Origin

Southeast Asia; Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon

Where to find it

They grow perched on trees in rainforests, in the Philippines as in Gabon.

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The leaves and young shoots are rinsed and cooked for a few minutes, boiled, steamed or in a sauce; they are eaten cooked.

Molecules

Beta-carotene (vitamin A) · Lutein and zeaxanthinIn small amounts, not counted Vegetable nitrates · Chlorophyll

Did you know?

In Gabon they are mixed with grains of paradise to treat coughs.