I was at an Asian Buddhist Temple and everyone was eating the leaves from this plant. They said it has curing powers. I asked about it and someone gave me 4 small stems which I took home and put in water and the stems grew roots. Two weeks later I transplanted them to some mulch and they are very healthy and growing more leaves. This plant doesn't seem to have a flower. It reproduces by grow roots from a stem. It does taste healthy. I wish I knew what I am eating. Can anyone put a name to this plant? I couldn't find it in a Chinese herb book. Thanks - Chanwit
This will be pretty tough without a flower (and yes, it will flower eventually, but whether a year or twenty years, who can say?)
Looks like Solanum, a number of varieties of which are used as medicinal herbs. A number of steroidal alkaloids and glycosides, some of which are cytotoxic, have been isolated from the fruits and foliage of this group of plants.
Well that's a great start. I'll keep a watch out for a flower. It's not poisonous because I'm still alive after eating the leaves. When the lady who gave me the stalks gets back from Thailand I try for a name even if it's phonetic or chinese. Thanks for the help
Chanwit: I'm searching for the same plant. So far i think it is Gymnema sylvestre but I'm not 100% sure for I could not compared because of unclear pictures. You are braver than me, I'm still couldn't bring myself to eat it.