Swamp cabbage also known as water spinach has high content of iron and is used as a treatment for intestinal disorders and gastric problems. It can be found in moist soils such as muddy banks and streams. It spreads quickly from the plant fragments. It has a floating seeds that allow effective settlement of areas.
| Name | Swamp cabbage |
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| Scientific Name | Ipomoea aquatica |
| Native | Ipomoea aquatic is native to Asia, Africa and southwestern Pacific Islands. |
| Common/English Name | Water Spinach, River Spinach, Kangkong, Water convolvulus, Water Morning Glory, Chinese Watercress, Chinese spinach, Chinese convolvulus |
| Name in Other Languages | Japanese: asagaona Hausa: áwárwáróó Thai: bai phai Ilokano: baláñgög Malayalam: ballel Portuguese: batata aquatica Spanish: batatilla acuatica Marind: beehob Spanish: boniato de agua Spanish: camotillo Ilokano: cancon Mandarin Chinese: cao coi Kubu: daoen deli dili di Fulfulde: delbol Japanese: en-sai Spanish: espinaca aquática Eastern Panjabi: ganthian Western Panjabi: ganthian Vietnamese: giàu muông Danish: gladgrøntsag Malagasy: ialanda Tidore: kako Minangkabau: kalajau Sanskrit: kalamba Hindi: kalmai saaga Hindi, Bengali, Nepali: kalmi sag Thai Shan: kamchon Sinhalese: kan-kun Malay: kang kong Bentong, Buru, Gorontalo: kangko Madurese: kangkoeĕng Dutch, Javanese: kangkong Palauan, Belau: kangkum Tok pisin: kango Chamorro: kankong Bolango: kanto Tamil: karkarei valli Maluku: kingkoi Korean: kong sim chae Tharu: kramuwan Parbate: kulum sag Mende: laylayduuji French: liseron d’eau Nauruan: lorenzo Fijian: luve ni tombithi Somali: maaloole Korean: mul si keum ch’i Marathi: nadi-shaka Gujarati: nálichi baji Bengali: nalike Bugis: naniri Tengah: nggango dano Karen: no do Marind: oetangko Latin: olus-vagum Cantonese Chinese: ong tung tsoi Fijian: ota karisa Laotian: pak bong phak bong Tonsawang, Gorontalo: panangoi Italian: patate aquatica French: patate aquatique Thai: phak thot yot Tonsawang: pintoer Hindi: pui-sag Minangkabau: roempoen Rarotongan: rukau taviri Atjeh: rumpun Mongondow, Gorontalo: sajor Malay: sajor kankong Lembak: sajoran lalap Puluwatese, Chuukese: seeri Gorontalo: sĕriokang Ririo: sisu lum Batatana: sisu lumi German: Sumpf-Trichterwinde Makian, Galela, Tidore: takako Bisáya, Aklanon, Ilokano: tangkong Makasar: tanidri Pamona: tatanggo Kiribati: te kang kong Telugu: thota-kura Khmer: trâ kuön Buru: utango Italian: vellucchio d’acqua Fijian: wa kumala Polish: wilec wodny |
| Plant Growth Habit | Semiaquatic, herbaceous plant with milky sap |
| Growing Climate | Tropical and subtropical |
| Soil | Moist soil |
| Plant Size | Length: 3 m |
| Stem | Hollow, floating; Length: 3 m (9 ft.) |
| Leaf | Alternate, simple, arrow head shaped-lanceolate, Length: 5-15 cm (2-6 inches); Breadth: 2-8 cm (0.8-3 inches) |
| Flower | Trumpet shaped, white; Diameter: 3-5 cm (1-2 inches) |
| Fruit shape & size | Oval or spherical, woody when matures; Width: 1 cm (1/2 inches) |
| Flavor/aroma | Pleasant, mild and sweet flavor |
| Seed | 1-4 seeds, gray |
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| Major Nutritions (Raw) | Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) 30.8 mg (34.22%) Vitamin A, RAE 176 µg (25.14%) Iron, Fe 0.94 mg (11.75%) Magnesium, Mg 40 mg (9.52%) Vitamin B9 (Folate) 32 µg (8.00%) Threonine 0.078 g (4.43%) Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.056 mg (4.31%) Calcium, Ca 43 mg (4.30%) Sodium, Na 63 mg (4.20%) Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) 0.054 mg (4.15%) |
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| Calories in 1 cup chopped (56 gm) Raw | 11 Kcal. |
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