Sintrong

Erechtites valerianifolia

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One of the five wild vegetables of the Orang Asli of Perak; sintrong of the Dayaks and Indonesia, eaten raw.

Origin

Malaysia and Indonesia

Where to find it

On waste ground, burned plantations and roadsides.

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

It contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids, toxic to the liver: in small amounts, not every day.

Molecules

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

Did you know?

Coming from tropical America, it has spread all over Southeast Asia as a plant of waste ground.