Growing up, the only thing I remember mum used WATERLEAF for, was to add it to the 4 different kinds of vegetables she used in preparing vegetable soup. Until recently, I never knew how life-saving waterleaf is. WATERLEAF "talinum triangulare" an edible leafy vegetable that belongs to the Portulacea family. As the name implies, this green vegetable is referred to as waterleaf due to its high moisture contents of about 90.8g per 100gm of the leaf. The leaf is sticky when cut and it's sticky nature is attributed to its high pectin content that supplies the dietary fiber. Waterleaf is a rich source of Vitamin C, E, Omega-3 fatty acids, calcium, magnesium, soluble fibres(pectin), potassium, b-carotene, proteins and dietary fiber. Waterleaf is also a rich source of crude-protein, crude-fibre and ash according to Enete (2010). Waterleaf also contains flavonoid, alkaloids, saponins, iron, calcium. HEALTH BENEFITS OF WATERLEAF 1. Waterleaf is highly nutritious, ref...
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