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It is often the first weed to appear on newly cultivated soils, and it is a common weed found among cultivated crops, gardens, horticultural crops and orchards. It is also found on wasteland, in pastures and strips of uncultivated land, and along roadsides and riverbanks. This weed is particularly popular among the Birhor people for its edible uses. It also has some medicinal uses for minor ailments.

Medicinal values for: insect bites, swollen feet, dysentery, sunburns

• Leaf: The leaf is a very acceptable substitute for spinach.
• The leaves (sakam) are applied as a wash or poultice to insect bites.
• The leaves (sakam) are applied as poultice to swollen feet.
• Root: The juice (ros or rasa) prepared from the roots (rehet) is considered a treatment of dysentery.
• Stem: The stem (ɖãʈiʧ) juice (ros or rasa) is applied to sunburns.