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'''Kumudini''' is an evergreen perennial plant growing in mud and shallow water, Producing stems up to 1.5 metres long from a thick rhizome. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is often grown in ponds and boggy areas as an ornamental.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Bleeding disorders}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Wound healing}}, {{Uses|Leucorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Menorrhagia}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
  
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Tuber}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}
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==Chemical Composition==
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<ref name="Chemical Composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Neeru thavare|ml=Nedel-ambel, Chinnambal|sa=|ta=|te=Anthara Thaamara|hi=Kumudini, Bara chuli|en=Water snowflake}}<ref name="Common names"/>
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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===Guna===
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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Pitta, Kapha
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Aquatic herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple||Rhizome 2-3 cm thick with prominent branch scars. Primary fertile branches many, petiole-like and uniphyllous, highly variable in length depending on the depth of water}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexial|Umbellate clusters at leaf bases|White|5-8|Flowers bisexual, distylous in umbellate clusters from the junction of the petiole and the branch; bract to 7 x 4 mm, ovate or oblong}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Capsule|||Capsules ellipsoid|Seeds c. 1.5 mm across, discoid, brownish, tubercled}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Succeeds in full sun and partial shade. Prefers a rich, sandy loam. Plants grow best when the roots are submerged in 30 - 60cm of water.<ref name="Cultivation details"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Nymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze (4367590025).jpg|Leaves
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File:Nymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze (4368348480).jpg|Leaf and flowers
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File:Flower 10.JPG|Flower
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File:Nymphoides indica.jpg|Flowers
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File:Water Snowflake, Floating hearts(Nymphoides indica) (26019570048).jpg|Buds
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="Uses">[http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/plants/plants_detail.php?i=843&s=Local_name Uses]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230507 Botonic description]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/index.php/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
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<ref name="Cultivation details">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Nymphoides+indica Cultivation details]</ref>
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<ref name="Chemical Composition">[ Constituents]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
  
  
 
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[[Category:Menyanthaceae]]

Latest revision as of 10:53, 26 June 2020

Kumudini, Nymphoides indica

Kumudini is an evergreen perennial plant growing in mud and shallow water, Producing stems up to 1.5 metres long from a thick rhizome. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is often grown in ponds and boggy areas as an ornamental.

Uses

Bleeding disorders, Dysentery, Wound healing, Leucorrhoea, Menorrhagia.[1]

Parts Used

Tuber, Flowers, Stem, Seeds

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Neeru thavare
Hindi Kumudini, Bara chuli
Malayalam Nedel-ambel, Chinnambal
Tamil
Telugu Anthara Thaamara
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Water snowflake

[3]

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

Pitta, Kapha

Prabhava

Habit

Aquatic herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Rhizome 2-3 cm thick with prominent branch scars. Primary fertile branches many, petiole-like and uniphyllous, highly variable in length depending on the depth of water

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexial Umbellate clusters at leaf bases White 5-8 Flowers bisexual, distylous in umbellate clusters from the junction of the petiole and the branch; bract to 7 x 4 mm, ovate or oblong

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Capsule Capsules ellipsoid Seeds c. 1.5 mm across, discoid, brownish, tubercled {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in full sun and partial shade. Prefers a rich, sandy loam. Plants grow best when the roots are submerged in 30 - 60cm of water.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

  • Leaves

  • Leaf and flowers

  • Flower

  • Flowers

  • Buds

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ [ Constituents]
  3. ↑ Vernacular names
  4. ↑ Botonic description
  5. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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