Ponnanganni / Dwarf Copper Leaf / Sessile Joyweed Powder
720 Per Kilogram
Alternanthera sessilis is an aquatic plant known as ponnanganni in Tamil, This is a perennial herb with prostrate stems, rarely ascending, often rooting at the nodes. Leaves obovate to broadly elliptic, occasionally linear-lanceolate, 1–15 cm long, 0.3–3 cm wide, glabrous to sparsely villous, petioles 1–5 mm long. Flowers in sessile spikes, bract and bracteoles shiny white, 0.7-1.5 mm long, glabrous; sepals equal, 2.5–3 mm long, outer ones 1-nerved or indistinctly 3-nerved toward base; stamens 5, 2 sterile.
In the wild, it flowers from December until March. In certain regions of South East Asia, the leaves and young shoots are consumed as vegetables. Like in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu, the leaves, flowers, and tender stems are consumed as vegetables. As a herbal medicine, the plant has diuretic, cooling, tonic, and laxative properties.
Internal Benefits of Ponnanganni (Dwarf Copper Leaf):-Dwarf Copperleaf is internally used for,
Enhances energy level.
Cures piles.
Liver care.
Cures Asthma.
Improves breast milk.
Helps weight gain.
Cures headache.