Water spinach English name: Taru yam Scientific name: Colocasia esculenta(L.) Schott

Nature: A wild spinach with soft stems that grows in deep places. Water spinach is found on the banks of wetlands everywhere in Assam. This spinach is also cultivated.

Properties: Spinach is rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamin A. The leaves and stems are hemostatic.

Cooking: The seeds and leaves are cooked.