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The Lanna Eating Culture
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Phak puya


 
            Caesalpinia mimosoides Lam. C
 
            leguminosae-caesalpinioideae
 
            Phak pu ya, nam pu ya (Northern), cha lueat (General), phak kah ya, (Loei), phak kat ya (Prachinburi) (Kanchana Diwiset, et al., comp., 1999, p. 57)
 
            Climber, erect, 1 m. high, very thorny on the vine and leaves. Young shoots are reddish brown. Leaves pinnatified, stem 25-30 cm long, 10-30 pairs, 10-20 cm. long, petiole red, round shaped 4 mm. wide, closes when touched, both leaves and flowers are pungent. Flower spikes 20-40 cm. long, yellow, blooms in winter, 1.2-2 cm long, 1-1.8 cm. wide. Pods swelling with tiny thorns, thumb size, 1-2 seeds. (Kanchana Diwiset, et al., comp., 2005, p. 57)
 
        
            No nutritional information available. Young leaves and shoots are used in sa phak (vegetable salad) or eaten with namphrik or bamboo shoot soup among Northeastern people. (Kanchana Diwiset, et al., comp., 2005, p. 57; Siriwan Chamrat, personal communication, June 14, 2007)
        
Improves blood circulation and relieves dizziness (Kanchana Diwiset, et al., comp., 2005, p. 57)

 
             Rainy season
 
            

Kanchana Diwiset, et al., comp. (2005). Phak Phuen Ban Phak Nuea. Phennapha Sapcharoen, ed. 2. Nonthaburi: Center for Text Development on Traditional Thai Medicine.(in thai).