Sayur Manis - Sauropus androgynus

A passer-by stopped to have a look at our garden and gave me some sayur manis branches to plant.

It was from a nearby restaurant. All the leaves were stripped but she assured me that all I had to do was to stick them in the ground.

Closer inspection...

All the joints had tiny growth.

Stuck in the ground!

I like these leaves and often have them in soup. Now that I had some possible future plants, I ran a search to learn more about the plant. It turns out that raw sayur manis is toxic for humans!! Yikes!!! I taste all my plants raw!

But as the article also points out, cooking it changes the properties and makes it safe for consumption. It also has the traits of a superfood.

Another plus point showed a study on the benefits as fish food.