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Menyanthes trifoliata

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Menyanthes trifoliata

Menyanthes is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Menyanthaceae. The name menyanthes comes from the Greek words menyein. The North American form is often referred to as M. trifoliata var. minor Michx. It is known in English by the common names bogbean and buckbean.

Uses

Achy joints, Rheumatoid arthritis, Scurvy, Loss of appetite, Upset stomach.

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Diluted alkalies or acids cause it to split into a resinous product, a laevo-rotatory sugar, and a volatile, sweetish, aromatic oil, menyanthol (C7H11O2)n, which is both an aldehyde and a phenol.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Bogbean, Buckbean, Marsh Trefoil


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Alternately 3 oblong to oval Smooth-edged or slightly toothed leaflets (2-12 cm long and 1-5 cm wide).

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 10-20 flowers on leafless stalks 20-40 cm long White or pink-tinged flowers Flowers are funnel-shaped with 5 fringed petals and 5 sepals.


Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Pond marginal shelf up to 0-60cm deep or very wet soil. Best planted in a shallow square 2 litre aquatic basket or larger: drape roots into basket and fill with soil firming down, allowing the bamboo like stems to float with the growing tip pointing up (at or just above the surface of the water ideally if planting in March/April. [3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Rain Garden.

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