Good day, everyone, and welcome to another section of my daily entries. Today I will really like us to look into this vegetable commonly known as water leaf in our local areas, but popularly known as Talinum triangulare, when it is been called my it scientific name.

Introduction to water leaf:

It is said that water leaf, scientifically known as Talinum triangulare, is a small greenish leafy vegetable commonly found in our tropical regions of Nigeria, South Africa, Asia and South America.

It is a fast growing plant known for it high water content. And it is also used to prepare our delicacy in our various country/ homes.

Let's talk about the health benefits:

From my day to day rescanning and resolving to know the very benefit of this vegetable. I came across to discover it health benefits which I will be sharing with you all.

• Good for heart health: it reduces and regulate the blood pressure due to potassium contents.
• It Manage Diabetes: Talinum triangulare lowers blood sugar in the body.
• Helps in weight loss: because of it rich in water, and low in calories. It is idea for weight management.
• Vitamin A,C,E in content: it helps and support eye vision.
• Antioxidants: It helps in fighting radicals and also reduces chronic diseases.
• Aid Digestion and Boost Immune systems

What a gift from God to human race.

Are we to talk about how is been planted:

• provide the plant with soil, mostly loamy soil.
• Mostly planted by stem-cutting under propagation.
• Prepare the land by loosing the soil and proving it with water. Inserting the stems 4-6 inches below the soil.
• After implement such, provide them with water on a daily basis if it's planted during the dry season.
• make sure is been provided with sunrise, which also play a roll in making them grow fast.
• Give it some weeks and you will see your hard work paying you off. Harvesting them won't be a barrier. But during the harvesting, cut the leafs with hand or knife, dont pull from the stem.

  Here comes the end of my daily entries on Talinum triangulare I believe with this little guide of my, most of us are willing to implement it and have a good result both in agriculture and in human race.

  Thanks for Engaging 🔗❤️

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