Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.

Changes

Jump to: navigation, search

Mentha aquatica

1,647 bytes added, 4 years ago
no edit summary
{{stub}}[[File:Mentha aquatica LC0169.jpg|thumb|right|''Mentha'', ''Mint'']]'''Mentha aquatica''' (water mint; syn. Mentha hirsuta Huds.) is a perennial flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. It grows in moist places and is native to much of Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Anodyne}}, {{Uses|Antiseptic}}, {{Uses|Antispasmodic}}, {{Uses|Astringent}}, {{Uses|Carminative}}, {{Uses|Cholagogue}}, {{Uses|Diaphoretic}}, {{Uses|Emetic}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Refrigerant}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootLeaves}}.
==Chemical Composition==
The main substances identified were: menthofuran (51.26 to 58.59%), limonene (5.94 to 12.06%), trans-β-ocimene (5.59 to 6.10%), ledol (3.01 to 4.06%) and β- caryophyllene (2.923 to 3.557%). Key words: Mentha aquatica, phenophases, essential oil, menthofuran.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=|kn=|ksml=|mlsa=|mrta=|pate=|tahi=|teen=Water Mint}}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
 
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Herb}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple||Water mint leaves are thick, ovate with serrated edges. They can be totally green to having purple edges and veins; and can be hairy or smooth. They grow opposite and they are almost glabrous.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|5 mm (0.2”) long|Pink to lilac clusters||The corolla is slightly zygomorphic, it measures about 5 mm (0.2”) long, and is 4-lobed. The calyx is narrowly campanulate, 5-lobed, grooved, and 13-veined. It has four stamens almost of even length, yet longer than the corolla. Water mint flowers in mid to late summer.}} 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||||||}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Plant Mentha aquatica along the edges of bodies of water or in shallow water. The plant prefers slightly acidic soil in moist loam. Watermint plants do best in full sun but can also thrive in partial shade.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|Meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Mentha aquatica01.jpg
File:Mentha aquatica 02.jpg
File:Mentha aquatica ies.jpg
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
 <ref name="chemical composition">[https://academicjournals.org/article/article1380700197_Andro%2520et%2520al.pdf "Chemistrysciencedirect"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://www.ediblewildfood.com/water-mint.aspx "Morphologywayback machine"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/mint/growing-watermint.htm#:~:text=Plant%20Mentha%20aquatica%20along%20the,also%20thrive%20in%20partial%20shade. "Cultivationof Mentha"]</ref><ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/water-mint Mentha on science direct]* [ ]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Pages without herbs imagesLamiaceae]]
Mohan KG
600
edits
Retrieved from "https://ayurwiki.org/Ayurwiki/Special:MobileDiff/49157"

Navigation menu