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Hummingbird Tree: The Flower Thais Eat at Dawn
Hummingbird Tree Blossoms · ดอกแค · Sesbania grandiflora
Hummingbird Tree Blossoms — ดอกแค (dok-khae) — Sesbania grandiflora.
Farmers pick its pale, sickle-shaped blossoms at dawn for sour curry. In cell-culture studies, Sesbania grandiflora flower extracts showed antibacterial activity. The flowers provide vitamin C and folate. Kaeng Som Dok Khae simmers them with prawns in tamarind broth, while Dok Khae Yad Sai Thod stuffs them with minced pork and shrimp before frying. Pick the flowers early in the morning before they fully open. Follow Longevity Biome for a new Thai plant every day.
Gaeng Som Dok Kae — แกงส้มดอกแค (gaeng-som-dok-kae)
Dok Kae Yat Sai Tod — ดอกแคยัดไส้ทอด (dok-kae-yat-sai-tod)
Source: Phytochemical screening & antimicrobial activity of Sesbania grandiflora extracts. Vegetos (2022). DOI:10.1007/s42535-022-00448-6
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Food and nutrients
Rich in: vitamin C, folate
Research context
Sesbania grandiflora flower extracts showed antibacterial activity in lab studies — Vegetos, 2022