Kekru

• Botanical Name : Sapindus Trifoliatus
• Family Name : Sapindaceae
• Common Name : Soapnut Shells, Soapnuts Powder, Small Soapnuts
• Part Used : Fruits, Soapnut Hull
• Habitat : Grows wild in south india
• Product offered : Fruits, Hull

A middle sized tree. Scattered in west Manipur.

Uses: It is popularly known as Three-leaf Soapberry. Soap nuts have become popular as an alternative to laundry detergent among those who are trying to live in an environmentally friendly style. A few nuts can be placed in a cotton drawstring bag in with a washload and reused several times until the nuts turn black. Fruit posses emetic, tonic, astringent and antihelmintic properties and are used in treatment of asthma. Roots and bark are employed as a mild expectorant and demulcent.

Leipak-kundo

Leipak-kundo

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae

Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Portulacaceae
Genus:	Portulaca
Species:	P. oleracea
Binomial name
Portulaca oleracea L.
Synonyms
Portulacaria oleracea

Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy	84 kJ (20 kcal)
Carbohydrates	3.39 g
Fat	0.36 g
Protein	2.03 g
Water	92.86 g
Vitamin A	1320 IU
Thiamine (vit. B1)	0.047 mg (4%)
Riboflavin (vit. B2)	0.112 mg (9%)
Niacin (vit. B3)	0.48 mg (3%)
Vitamin B6	0.073 mg (6%)
Folate (vit. B9)	12 μg (3%)
Vitamin C	21 mg (25%)
Vitamin E	12.2 mg (81%)
Calcium	65 mg (7%)
Iron	1.99 mg (15%)
Magnesium	68 mg (19%)
Manganese	0.303 mg (14%)
Phosphorus	44 mg (6%)
Potassium	494 mg (11%)
Zinc	0.17 mg (2%)

Companion plant

As a companion plant, Purslane provides ground cover to create a humid microclimate for nearby plants, stabilising ground moisture. Its deep roots bring up moisture and nutrients that those plants can use, and some, including corn, will "follow" purslane roots down through harder soil that they cannot penetrate on their own (ecological facilitation). It is known as a beneficial weed in places that do not already grow it as a crop in its own right.

A succulent annual. Common all over the valley in moist damp habitats.

Uses:

Plants extract is given in gonorrhoea. Leaves and stems are useful in gum and teeth complaints.

*Plant is given in scurvy and liver diseases. Leaf-juice is applied for relieving burning sensation of hands and feet. Herb is also useful in kidney and bladder diseases, cardio-vascular complaints, dysuria, haematuria, dysentery, sore nipples and ulceration of mouth. In Homoeopathic, the herb is used to stimulate gastric secretion. Roasted seeds are diuretic and antidysenteric; also used in application for burns and scalds.