Yawancin iyalai na Yucatecan suna cin shi dafa ko soyayyen ko zuga da garin foda, amma a yau an sami aikace-aikace dubu a cikin abincin kudu maso gabas, gami da ruwan chaya, wanda ake amfani da shi don lalata abubuwa.
Shuka na dangin Euphorbiaceae. Kyakkyawan shrub, tsayin mita biyu zuwa uku. Tana da sikoki na bakin ciki na santimita a diamita; kumburi mai kauri, kusan fari, tare da wasu gashi masu kaɗan-kaɗan; ganye tare da dogayen petioles. Oblong, tare da lobes uku daga ɓangaren tsakiya zuwa sama; inflorescence tare da rassa uku; kuma karami ne, kusan ba za'a iya ganinsa ba. Itace tsire-tsire da ake yabawa da ganyayyaki masu ci, ana amfani dashi tun zamanin Mayans na da, a cewar Dangantakar Abubuwa a Yucatán na Fray Diego de Landa.
Yawancin iyalai na Yucatecan suna cin shi dafa ko soyayye ko zuga da garin foda, amma a yau an sami aikace-aikace dubu a cikin abincin kudu maso gabas, gami da ruwan chaya, wanda ake amfani da shi don lalata abubuwa.
Magungunan gargajiya sun ce ana shan chaya a kan maƙarƙashiya da cututtukan diuretic.
Ya ƙunshi phosphorus, alli, bitamin A da B kuma ana samunsa a cikin yankin Yucatan kawai.
Hakanan an san shi da sunayen harsuna dechaya mansa, chay, chaya colykeki-chay.
