बथुआ भाजी/Chenopidium album

Amazing Health Benefits of Bathua (Lamb’s Quarters)! by Meenal D February 06, 2016  Chenopodium album, commonly known as Bathua is a useful weed that is easily available in the North Indian markets. Bathua is known for its immense health benefits. Some of them as given below: It is full of vitamins (A, B, C), phosphorus, iron, potassium, calcium and fibre. It effectively treats piles and constipation. Wash your hair with Bathua boiled in water to moisten the scalp and remove lice. The leaf extract is known to cure intestinal worms. Consume 10 ml leaf juice with a pinch of rock salt after meals thrice a day. Apply a paste made of Bathua on burnt skin to soothe burn wounds. Chew raw leaves to cure mouth ulcers, dental pyorrhoea, bad breath and other dental issues. Bathua is rich in iron and is known to cure iron deficiency anaemia. It improves appetite, digestion and metabolism. Bathua has cleansing properties over blood. When chewed along with 2-3 neem leaves, it is known to purify the blood.