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'''Hygrophila auriculata''' is an erect, stout, branched or unbranched, annual herb growing . It can grows up to 150cm or more tall. Occasionally the basal part of the stem is creeping and rooting. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is cultivated in water beds in west Africa both as a vegetable and for the vegetable salt it can yield. and is sold as a vegetable in the local markets of Sri Lanka.

{{Uses|Blennorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Hhydropsy}}, {{Uses|Anuria]}}, {{Uses|Stomach ache}}, {{Uses|Dropsy}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Corneal ulcers}}.<ref name="Uses"/>

{{Parts Used|Young leaves}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.

{{Common names|sa=Kokilaksah|en=Marsh Barbel|gu=Ekharo|hi=Bhankari|kn=Gokantaka|ks=|ml=Vaya schulli|mr=Ekhara|pa=Talmakhana|ta=Nir-mulli|te=Enugu palleru}}

{{Habit|Annual}}

{{Propagation|Seeds}}

In Tanzania it grows in areas where the mean annual rainfall is in the range 700 - 1,600mm.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

* [ http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Marsh%20Barbel.html Hygrophila auriculata on flowersofindia.net]* [ http://www.ayurvedjournal.com/JAHM_201844_08.pdf Hygrophila auriculata on ayurvedjournal.com]* [ ]