Proximate Composition, Nutritional Attributes and Mineral ...
· 1. Introduction. Peperomia pellucida L. (Piperaceae), a common annual weed native to tropical North and South America, is now pantropic in distribution and is abundantly available in Malaysia. Locally, it is variously known as sirih cina, ketumpangan air, tumpang angin or căo hú jīao. In other parts of the world, it is known as pakkrasang (Thailand), càng cua (Vietnam), pansitpansitan or ...