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| − | Other Names : Chenopodium album, Bathua | + | Other Names : Chenopodium album, Bathua<br>is an ancient plant, related to both beetroot, spinach, and quinoa. According to the book, “Food in China,” bathua has been a food source of several old civilizations: it was likely cultivated in Neolithic Europe (7,000-1700 BC), and was also found in China circa 5th century AD. Most botanists agree that its origins are indeed in Europe, and evidence supports the claim that hunter-gatherers ate bathua throughout the Bronze Age and Iron Age. |
==Special Precautions of Lamb’s Quarters== | ==Special Precautions of Lamb’s Quarters== | ||
==Health Benefits and uses of Lamb’s Quarters are== | ==Health Benefits and uses of Lamb’s Quarters are== | ||
Revision as of 09:53, 11 July 2015
Other Names : Chenopodium album, Bathua
is an ancient plant, related to both beetroot, spinach, and quinoa. According to the book, “Food in China,” bathua has been a food source of several old civilizations: it was likely cultivated in Neolithic Europe (7,000-1700 BC), and was also found in China circa 5th century AD. Most botanists agree that its origins are indeed in Europe, and evidence supports the claim that hunter-gatherers ate bathua throughout the Bronze Age and Iron Age.