It also cures chronic inflammation in the eyes and conjunctivitis. The paste prepared from the leaves are applied tropically on the affected areas to draw out from the body stings and spines. Powdered dry ponnanganni leaves are applied externally to remove the effect of poison due to snakebites. Its botanical name is alternanthera sessilis belonging amaranthaceous family. The leaves are elliptic and the flowers are white and shiny. There are two varieties of ponnanganni keerai known. Goat milk also can be substituted for cow milk. Instead of consuming it as vegetable the leaves can be consumed by making a paste from the leaves and tender stems. Ponnanganni is a perennial herb lying prostrate on the ground rooting at the nodes. You can consume this like a soup or eaten along with rice. Cures headache When the fragrance of the dried (powdered) leaves are inhaled, it provides relief from headache and dizziness. The benefits from both the varieties are by and large the same. This benefit c...