Indigenous Plants for Health, Inc.

January 6, 2024April 1, 2025 herbalfieldschool Health-promoting plants

Tetragonia tetragonoides – Information Sheet

Known as Warrigal greens and New Zealand spinach among other names, T. tetragonoides is a low growing, straggling herb whose bright green leaves are edible. It is a well-known coastal plant in Eastern Australia, but it also inhabits inland sites, and the distribution spreads into Asia as far north as Japan. Warrigal greens are quite nutritious, being high in iron and other minerals. The leaves also contain, oxalates, hence it is widely recommended they not be eaten raw. While there is little evidence T. tetragonoides was a significant edible or medicinal plant within Aboriginal communities, it does have a history of medicinal use in Japan and Korea. The plant is easy to propagate and grow, however it may need to be contained to prevent spreading.

January 1, 2022May 20, 2025 Indigenous Plants for Health Association, Inc. Health-promoting plants, Research/Funding

A Persoonia research collaboration with UQ

For millennia, indigenous peoples along the Eastern Coast of Australia have used geebung berries as a natural antibiotic. In conjuction with UQ, we are undertaking a study of geebung and its active constituents.