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Polygonum hydropiper

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{{stub}}[[File:Persicaria hydropiper leaves.JPG|thumb|right]]'''Polygonum hydropiper''' is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.75 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Bleeding}}, {{Uses|Skin problems}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Bleeding}}, {{Uses|Dyspepsia}}, {{Uses|Itching skin}}, {{Uses|Haemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Swollen}}, {{Uses|Inflamed areas}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Menstrual pains}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|stemStems}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootSeeds}}.
==Chemical Composition==
It contains flavonoids, quinones, phenylpropanoids, and terpenoids, which show anticancer, antitumor, anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antibacterial, insecticidal etc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=Water Pepper, Marsh-pepper smartweed|gu=|hi=|kn=Kari agrada gida|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=|te=}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
A water plant, growing in shallow water or wet soils. Succeeds in most soils if they are wet and dislikes shade.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Shallow water in ponds}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Ditches}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"https://www.researchgate.net/publication/298264640_Study_on_chemical_constituents_of_Polygonum_hydropiper_Linn Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref><ref name="MorphologyCommon names">[https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Water%20Pepper.html#:~:text=Flower%20spikes%20more%20than%203,in%20other%20parts%20of%20India. Common names]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Polygonum+hydropiper Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Water%20Pepper.html#:~:text=Flower%20spikes%20more%20than%203,in%20other%20parts%20of%20India. Polygonum hydropiper on flowersofindia.net]* [ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4009190/ Polygonum hydropiper on ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]* [ http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/p/polygonum-hydropiper=smartweed.php Polygonum hydropiper on naturalmedicinalherbs.net]
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