2 Chaya Rooted Plants Oak Leaf Star Cnidoscolus aconitifolius TREE SPINACH Tea

Description: LOT OF 2 CHAYA PLANTSOAK LEAFCnidoscolus aconitifolius (ALSO CALLED STAR LEAF) FAST & FREE SHIPPING Tree spinach grows around 3 meters (9') tall, with a thick main stem up to 4 inches (10 cm) in diameter. It can be cut and kept at a height of around 1-2 meters (3' - 6') for easy harvesting. Chaya was long used by the Mayans of the Yucatan Peninsula as a food crop and a medicinal plant. The name “chaya” is derived from the Mayan name “chay”.There are 2 common varieties of chaya with different looking leaves, however both have similar stalks, growth and nutritional characteristics. Chaya leaves are edible when cooked. They should not be eaten raw but should be cookedor made into tea. It’s an outstanding cooked green, generally twice as nutritious as spinach, Chinese cabbage or amaranth. The leaves are very high in protein, calcium, iron, carotene, and vitamins A, B and C. In fact, Chaya can have 10 times as much vitamin C as the orange. The levels of Chaya leaf nutrients are two to threefold greater than most edible leafy green vegetables. It’s a perennial, drought tolerant and can grow without any care at all. Chaya also is highly disease and pest resistant. Where I live in North East Florida (Zone 9a), we generally have freezes in the winter months down to the Low 20s. The Plants die back both in the ground and in containers.In Early Spring, they re-grow from the root. By summer I can start harvesting leaves. I've also over wintered the plants in containers, keeping them in the garage.Outside, a thick layer of mulch would help protect them from colder nights. Chaya leaves and shoots are harvested and used much like regular store-bought spinach, however chaya leaves and shoots contain toxic hydrocyanic glycosides. This is not uncommon. There are approximately 25 known cyanogenic glycosides and these are generally found in the edible parts of plants, such as apples, apricots, cherries, peaches, plums, quinces, particularly in the seed of such fruits. The chemicals are also found in almonds, stone fruit, pome fruit, cassava, bamboo shoots, linseed/flaxseed, lima beans, coco yam, chick peas, cashews, and kirsch. Cooking chaya in boiling water for five minutes or frying rids the stems and leafs of the hydrocyanic glycosides. The tea from boiling the leaves is also safe to drink, as the hydrocyanic glycosides compounds boil off quickly.The Tea is also highly nutritious served hot or cold. NOTE: COLORS MAY VARY SLIGHTLY DUE TO CAMERA, LIGHTING OR MONITORSee more in myother itemsGREAT GIFT IDEA! TRACKING INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED. ALL ITEMS ARE PACKED WELL. UNLESS AN ITEM IS LISTED AS NEW, IT IS SOLD USED AND "AS IS".RETURN REFUND IS LESS THE SELLER'S ORIGINAL SHIPPING COSTSPLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTO AND LISTING DESCRIPTION BEFORE BIDDING.IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME THROUGH EBAY E-MAIL THANK YOU FOR LOOKING!

Price: 25 USD

Location: Keystone Heights, Florida

End Time: 2024-09-18T13:45:15.000Z

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