Enhancing brain activity and nervous system functioning, besides mitigating joint pain in arthritis, healing stomach ulcers and decreasing stress, anxiety.

Vallarai keerai is a popular green leafy vegetable utilised extensively in conventional South Indian cooking.

Although the lush, verdant leaves, can be easily incorporated into dishes along with spices, to make vallarai keerai kootu or dal, vallarai keerai thuvayal, as well as salads, soups, idlis, dosas and sambhar.

The stem, flowers and fruits are also used in numerous natural home remedies for skin ailments like eczema, boosting memory, aiding in digestion, vallarai keerai abounds in Vitamin C.

It is also low in calories to help maintain body weight and supplies adequate essential dietary fibers and protein.

Vallarai keerai is good for treating few more problems too like eye irritation, asthma and respiratory problems.

Vallarai Keerai Leaves are used for hair and skin problems.