Carpesium cernuum

Nodding carpesium

AsteraceaeLeavesScore: 27/100Potential hazards — see below

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

Leaves are eaten raw or boiled, typically seasoned with oil and salt.

Known Hazards

Where to Find It

It is a temperate to tropical plant. In China it grows in waste fields and mountain slopes below 2,900 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Afghanistan, Asia, Australia, Caucasus, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, Russia, SE Asia, Taiwan, Tibet, Vietnam,

Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, Belarus, Switzerland, China, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Malta, Maldives, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A herb. It keeps growing form year to year. It grows 50-100 cm tall. They are robust and have a white coating and hairs at the base. The lower leaves are thin and spoon shaped. They are 9-25 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. They are pale underneath. There are irregular double teeth along the edge.

Nutrition Score: 27/100

Part	Moisture	kJ	kcal	Protein	Vit A	Vit C	Iron	Zinc
Leaves	85.2	—	—	17.2	—	—	—	—

Notes

It contains glycosides.

Names & Synonyms

Jakhain, La men ga

References (5)

Ambasta S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 106
Geng, Y., et al, 2016, Traditional knowledge and its transmission of wild edibles used by the Naxi in Baidi Village, northwest Yunnan province. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12:10
Hwang, H., et al, 2013, A Study on the Flora of 15 Islands in the Western Sea of Jeollanamdo Province, Korea. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Vol. 6, No. 2 281-310
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Seal, T., et al, 2013,Evaluation of Proximate and Mineral Composition of Wild Edible Leaves, traditionally used by the Local People of Meghalaya State in India. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences 12(4): 171-175