Ntau yim neeg hauv tsev neeg Yucatecan noj nws ua khoom noj lossis siav los yog muab xyaw nrog taub dag cov hmoov noob, txawm li cas los xij hnub no nws tau pom ib txhiab daim ntawv thov nyob rau hauv cov zaub mov ntawm sab qab teb, nrog rau chaya dej, uas yog siv rau detoxifying.
Nroj tsuag ntawm Euphorbiaceae tsev neeg. Tus thaj tsob av, ob rau peb metres siab. Nws muaj nyias cov ceg ntawm ib ceg xwm diam; tuab cov tawv ntoo, yuav luag dawb, nrog qee cov plaub hau me ntsis; nplooj nrog petioles ntev. Ua kom ntev, nrog peb lub lobes los ntawm nruab nrab ib feem dhau mus; inflorescence nrog peb ceg; thiab loj me me, yuav luag tsis pom muaj kab muag muag. Nws yog cov nroj tsuag zoo siab rau nws cov nplooj siav, siv txij li lub sijhawm ntawm Mayans thaum ub, raws li Kev Sib Raug Zoo ntawm Tej Yam hauv Yucatán los ntawm Fray Diego de Landa.
Ntau yim neeg hauv tsev neeg Yucatecan noj nws siav lossis ua kib lossis txw nrog taub dag cov hmoov noob, txawm li cas los xij hnub no nws tau pom ib txhiab daim ntawv thov nyob rau hauv cov zaub mov ntawm sab qab teb sab hnub tuaj, suav nrog chaya dej, uas yog siv rau detoxifying.
Folk tshuaj hais tias chaya noj tawm tsam cem quav thiab mob diuretic.
Nws muaj phosphorus, calcium, vitamins A thiab B thiab tsuas yog pom hauv Yucatan Peninsula.
Nws tseem paub los ntawm cov lus txawv npe dechaya mansa, chay, chaya colykeki-chay.
