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Nymphoides indica - Kumudini

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Kumudini, Nymphoides indica

Kumudini is an evergreen perennial plant growing in mud and shallow water, Producing stems up to 1.5 metres long from a thick rhizome. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is often grown in ponds and boggy areas as an ornamental.

Uses

Bleeding disorders, Dysentery, Wound healing, Leucorrhoea, Menorrhagia.[1]

Parts Used

Tuber, Flowers, Stem, Seeds

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Neeru thavare
Hindi Kumudini, Bara chuli
Malayalam Nedel-ambel, Chinnambal
Tamil
Telugu Anthara Thaamara
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Water snowflake

[3]

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

Pitta, Kapha

Prabhava

Habit

Aquatic herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Rhizome 2-3 cm thick with prominent branch scars. Primary fertile branches many, petiole-like and uniphyllous, highly variable in length depending on the depth of water

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexial Umbellate clusters at leaf bases White 5-8 Flowers bisexual, distylous in umbellate clusters from the junction of the petiole and the branch; bract to 7 x 4 mm, ovate or oblong

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Capsule Capsules ellipsoid Seeds c. 1.5 mm across, discoid, brownish, tubercled {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in full sun and partial shade. Prefers a rich, sandy loam. Plants grow best when the roots are submerged in 30 - 60cm of water.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

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