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Monochoria vaginalis

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Monochoria vaginalis

Monochoria vaginalis is a species of flowering plant in the water hyacinth family known by several common names, including heartshape false pickerelweed and oval-leafed pondweed.

Uses

Parts Used

Roots, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Monochoria vaginalis leaf and root extracts were evaluated for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory property.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ನೀಲೋತ್ಪಲ Neelotpala
Hindi Nanka, Paanpatta
Malayalam Kakkappola, Karinkuvalam, Kulachempu, Kuvalayam
Tamil Karu-n-kuvalai
Telugu Neerukaacha, Nirokancha
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Indivara
English Oval Leaf Pondweed, Oval Leaf Monochoria


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

Herbs

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple, heart-shaped or rounded, shiny, deep green in color Ovate-oblong to broadly ovate Leaves variable - 2-12.5 cm long, 0.5-10 cm wide, in very young plants without lamina; leaves of somewhat older plants with a floating linear or lanceolate blade.

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Petals six, violet or lilac blue Spreading at flowering, afterwards spirally contorted. As is typical of many aquatic annuals, plant size, leaf shape

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

A plant of the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 35°c, but can tolerate 13 - 38°c.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland forest.

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