Cosmos Caudatus vs Elaeagnus Umbellata

Annual herb native to tropical America, naturalized in Southeast Asia where it is widely eaten as an ulam (fresh herb salad) and used medicinally for antioxidant and bone health.

Shrub native to China, Japan, and Korea used in traditional medicine for its antioxidant-rich fruits and leaves with anti-inflammatory and antidiarrheal properties.

quercetin, rutin, chlorogenic acid, myricetin, ascorbic acid

lycopene, beta-carotene, quercetin, kaempferol, tannins

antioxidant food, bone health, blood pressure, skin conditions, wound healing

antioxidant, diarrhea, cough, wound healing, fever

antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, bone strengthening, cardioprotective

antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiarrheal, wound healing

Fresh leaves consumed as salad freely

Fruit consumed as food or leaf tea 5g daily

allergy to Asteraceae in excess

allergy to Elaeagnaceae

very well tolerated as food

very well tolerated