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I believe that's jewelweed. But next time at least say the region that the plant is in. That can help.
I'm 200 kms north from the Bay of Bengal.
Then definitely not jewelweed! That's north american.
Look up seek by inaturalist app
Too generic and immature ATM. Is there an older specimen around? Hopefully one with flowers or fruits or seeds?
Looks like thai basil but i'm a cook not a botanist. Like @Justas asked, is it fragrant when you rub it together?
How big are the leaves? Does it smell nice when you rub a leaf between your fingers?
I have tried out the smell. Every leaf has a smell when crushed. This smell l would call anything but pleasant.
In that case it might be something like Achyrates Bidentata or one of its relatives. A lot of those are used in traditional medicine.
During the Chinese Liang Dynasty, Achyranthes bidentata was used for its abortion effectiveness. Chinese folk doctors would take the juices of crushed up Achyranthes bidentata and insert them into the vagina to induce abortion.[4] This abortive technique was common among folk medicine practitioners in southern China during the Republican period.[5]
Yikes.
Thanks for the link. It does look pretty similar. Or maybe, it's the same after all. I don't know about the climatic conditions in China - it's vast and expansive. The climatic belt that I live in could well be called tropical, beneath the tropic of Cancer.
If you found it in China, then its native there. I read about some plants of this family being invasive across some Pacific islands.
No, it grows in my yard.
I shall try out tomorrow.