Other Names : Chenopodium album, melde, goosefoot, Bathua, Melganzenvoet, witte ganzevoet, Weißer Gänsefuß, Weiß-Gänsefuß, Chénopode blanc, Ansérine blanche, Vastukah (Sanskrit), Bathuwa (Hindi, Oriya), Paruppukkirai (Tamil), Pappukura (Telegu), Chandanbethu (Bengali), Kaduoma (Kannada), Vastuccira (Malayalam), Chakvit (Konkani)<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.<br>See also : [[Bitters]]
==Special Precautions of Lamb’s Quarters==
==Health Benefits and uses of Lamb’s Quarters are==
* A 2011 study published in the International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, bathua leaf alcoholic extract act as a potent anti-ulcer agent: the plant significantly decreased gastric secretions, free acidity, and total acidity. Furthermore, the sections of the ulcerated area indicated maximum healing as evident by an increase in collagen and regenerated glandular epithelium.
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