We met Dr Sunny Chunkapura at St. John's Hospital, Bengaluru.
“It is a kind of crytogam or seedless plant that multiplies very fast. This plant, which grows in water, needs little space to grow. Even a tub of water is enough to grow it. With zero investment anyone can grow it at home. The speciality of this plant is its high nutritious value,” said Dr Chunkapura.
At St John’s Hospital, this fern is being served along with upma, curries, cutlets and salads. “You can make a chutney of it or add in any food to increase the nutrition level in your diet. It is quite good for diabetic patients because it has no starch or fat but only the high nutritious elements,” said Dr Chunkapura.
The hospital has already included azolla in the diet for its staff and select patients. Since maintaining immunity is the biggest challenge for the HIV/AIDS patients, this fern is soon to be included in the diet given to the patients. The community medicine department of the hospital is already growing it in a large scale.
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