Spiny Amaranth: From Weed To Traditional Medicinal Plant
This plant with characteristic spines is likely growing in your garden without you giving it the slightest attention. Amaranthus spinosus, recognizable by its green oval leaves and sharp spines at the leaf junctions, is systematically pulled as a weed in the United States. Yet, this same plant has been respected for millennia in Asia, Africa, and South America, where it is cultivated for its therapeutic properties.
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