Loboda (Atriplex hortensis) - benefits and properties
It also grows and sails beside fences, roads, virgin sites or overpasses. Loboda is a plant perfectly suited to temperate climatic conditions, being very little pretentious.
Loboda is a plant with a high port, it has a simple or branched stem, the leaves can be green, red-violet or slightly yellowish, large, of a triangular shape and slightly soft to the touch.The flowers are green or red and the seeds are small, encapsulated in these fruits called achene.
The plant is mainly used in cooking in salads, bass, soups or pies and as a natural remedy in popular medicine.
For phytotherapeutic purposes, the leaves and sometimes the seeds are used.