Are these Asian greens ok?

[GotTort]

I made a trip to an Asian market today. Are these greens good for my RT?:
yam yeaf
tong ho
snow pea leaf

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Potato leaves are poisonous. They are in the "Nightshade" family of plants. I believe that yam leaves may also fall into that category. Cooking them might make them edible for humans? I'm not certain, but don't feed them until someone who knows more chimes in........

 

[Len B]

Yam (sweet potato) leaves are safe for tortoises and people to eat, Have no knowledge about the others.

 

[Iochroma]

I agree that sweet potato (Ipomea) leaves are fine. These are in the Morning Glory family (Convolvulaceae). True yams are not safe (Dioscoreaceae is that family).
Snow Pea leaves are fine in small quantities, mixed with other foods; they are high in oxalates.
Tong Ho is a name for garland chrysanthemum, and they are fine too. I know them more from their use in Japanese cooking as shungiku.I hadn't been thinking about including this in my feeding, but they look like a very healthy vegetable, rich in minerals. So, thanks.

 

[HLogic]

As additional info, Snow Pea leaves have approximately 25% of the oxalates and 50% of the calcium as do dandelion leaves. I would have no hesitation feeding them as part of a varied diet.

http://www.medwelljournals.com/fulltext/?doi=javaa.2011.2051.2057 (at the very bottom)
http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/plants.html

 

[GotTort]

Thanks for the replies. The tong ho was big hit at breakfast today (thought my tort seems to eat anything with gusto).