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'''Monochoria vaginalis''' is a species of flowering plant in the water hyacinth family known by several common names, including heartshape false pickerelweed and oval-leafed pondweed.
 
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{{Uses|Ayurvedic}}, {{Uses|Unani}}, {{Uses|folklore}}.
  
 
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==Chemical Composition==
 
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Monochoria vaginalis leaf and root extracts were evaluated for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory property. Antioxidant property was estimated using 2,2′-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiozoline-6-sulfonic acid) disodium salt +, metal ion chelating activity, ferric-reducing antioxidant power, superoxide anion radical scavenging, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl, nitric oxide radical scavenging, phosphomolybdenum and hydrogen peroxide assays.
 
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==Common names==
 
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{{Common names|kn=ನೀಲೋತ್ಪಲ neelotpala|ml=കാക്കപ്പോള kakkappola, കരിങ്കൂവളം karinkuvalam, കുളച്ചേമ്പ് kulachempu, കുവലയം kuvalayam|sa=इन्दिवर indivara|ta=கருங்குவளை karu-n-kuvalai|te=నీరు కాచ neerukaacha, నీరుకాంచ nirokancha|hi=ननका nanka, पानपत्ता paanpatta |en=Oval Leaf Pondweed, Oval Leaf Monochoria, Marshy betelvine}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
 
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
 
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
 
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{{Leaf|Simple, heart-shaped or rounded, shiny, deep green in color|ovate-oblong to broadly ovate|Leaves variable - 2-12.5 cm long, 0.5-10 cm wide, in very young plants without lamina; leaves of somewhat older plants with a floating linear or lanceolate blade; leaves of still older plants}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
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{{Flower|Bisexual||Petals six, violet or lilac blue||spreading at flowering, afterwards spirally contorted. As is typical of many aquatic annuals, plant size, leaf shape, and flower number are highly variable in relation to the amount of water. August-March}}
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A plant of the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 35°c, but can tolerate 13 - 38°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,200 - 2,000mm, but tolerates 700 - 4,000mm.
 
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{{Commonly seen|Lowland forest}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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File:Monochoria vaginalis at Kadavoor.jpg
  
 
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==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262818794_Antioxidant_and_anti-inflammatory_potential_of_Monochoria_vaginalis_Burm_F_C_Presl_A_wild_edible_plant Chemical composition]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Oval%20Leaf%20Pondweed.html Morphology]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Monochoria+vaginalis Cultivation Details]</ref>
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<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
 
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Revision as of 11:24, 8 June 2020

Monochoria vaginalis

Monochoria vaginalis is a species of flowering plant in the water hyacinth family known by several common names, including heartshape false pickerelweed and oval-leafed pondweed.

Uses

Ayurvedic, Unani, folklore.

Parts Used

Roots, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Monochoria vaginalis leaf and root extracts were evaluated for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory property. Antioxidant property was estimated using 2,2′-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiozoline-6-sulfonic acid) disodium salt +, metal ion chelating activity, ferric-reducing antioxidant power, superoxide anion radical scavenging, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl, nitric oxide radical scavenging, phosphomolybdenum and hydrogen peroxide assays. [1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ನೀಲೋತ್ಪಲ neelotpala
Hindi ननका nanka, पानपत्ता paanpatta
Malayalam കാക്കപ്പോള kakkappola, കരിങ്കൂവളം karinkuvalam, കുളച്ചേമ്പ് kulachempu, കുവലയം kuvalayam
Tamil கருங்குவளை karu-n-kuvalai
Telugu నీరు కాచ neerukaacha, నీరుకాంచ nirokancha
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit इन्दिवर indivara
English Oval Leaf Pondweed, Oval Leaf Monochoria, Marshy betelvine


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

Prabhava

Habit

Herbs

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple, heart-shaped or rounded, shiny, deep green in color ovate-oblong to broadly ovate Leaves variable - 2-12.5 cm long, 0.5-10 cm wide, in very young plants without lamina; leaves of somewhat older plants with a floating linear or lanceolate blade; leaves of still older plants

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Petals six, violet or lilac blue spreading at flowering, afterwards spirally contorted. As is typical of many aquatic annuals, plant size, leaf shape, and flower number are highly variable in relation to the amount of water. August-March

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 35°c, but can tolerate 13 - 38°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,200 - 2,000mm, but tolerates 700 - 4,000mm. [3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland forest.

Photo Gallery

  • Monochoria vaginalis (3870910386).jpg
  • Monochoria vaginalis Blanco2.466-cropped.jpg
  • Monochoria vaginalis at Kadavoor.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Chemical composition
  2. ↑ Morphology
  3. ↑ Cultivation Details

External Links

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