It is also known as horse gram, horse mallow, pigweed, longevity vegetable, dragon's tooth sprout, bean pod grass, melon seed vegetable, five elements herb, gray amaranth, horse trodden grass, comfort plant, sour amaranth, drought-resistant vegetable.It can be used as a vegetable.Medicinally, it is effective for acute enteritis, bacillary dysentery, lung diseases, intestinal abscesses, breast inflammation, postpartum uterine bleeding, hemorrhoids, and nephritis edema.Antibacterial tests show that maedi seed has inhibitory effects on dysentery bacilli, typhoid bacilli, and golden staphylococcus.Mixed with meat paste to make dumplings or dumpling wrappers can clear intestinal heat, stop diarrhea, and stop dysentery.
