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'''Hygrophila auriculata''' is an erect, stout, branched or unbranched, annual herb. 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.This plant is belongs to Acanthaceae family.<ref name="Plant family"/>
==Uses==
{{Uses|Blennorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Hhydropsy}}, {{Uses|Anuria}}, {{Uses|Stomach ache}}, {{Uses|Dropsy}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Corneal ulcers}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="Plant family">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:105</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[Cultivation]</ref>
