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Debregeasia saeneb
Himalayan wild rhea is an evergreen shrub or small tree of the nettle family, reaching about 1.5 to 2.4 m, with white-grey undersides to its leaves. It is grown mainly for its edible fruit and fibre-rich stems in its native range of the Himalayas and South Asia.
Debregieasia saeneb, also known as ajilai, is a shrub that can reach a height of 1.5–2.4 m. It has dark reddish branchlets and dark green leaves at mature form; the upper side of leaves are green and lower side are white-grey colour. It is an evergreen plant with edible fruit that can be used as a flavouring agent. Its stems are used for fibre and fuel wood. It is found in Pakistan, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia. The powder form of leaves mixed with mustard oil is used for antifungal activity to curing skin rashes, dermatitis (inflammation of the skin) and eczema. The leaves of the plant are boiled in tea and used to alleviate abdominal pain.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
