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'''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==
 
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{{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==
 
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==Chemical Composition==
 
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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==
 
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{{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==
 
==Properties==
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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"/>
  
 
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{{Commonly seen|Shallow water in ponds}}, {{Commonly seen|Ditches}}.
  
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/298264640_Study_on_chemical_constituents_of_Polygonum_hydropiper_Linn Chemical constituents]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Common names">[https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Water%20Pepper.html#:~:text=Flower%20spikes%20more%20than%203,in%20other%20parts%20of%20India. Common names]</ref>
  
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<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>
 
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [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]
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4009190/ Polygonum hydropiper on ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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* [http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/p/polygonum-hydropiper=smartweed.php Polygonum hydropiper on naturalmedicinalherbs.net]
 
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Latest revision as of 18:02, 8 July 2020

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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

Bleeding, Skin problems, Diarrhoea, Bleeding, Dyspepsia, Itching skin, Haemorrhoids, Swollen, Inflamed areas, Piles, Menstrual pains.[1]

Parts Used

Leaves, Stems, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

It contains flavonoids, quinones, phenylpropanoids, and terpenoids, which show anticancer, antitumor, anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antibacterial, insecticidal etc.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kari agrada gida
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Water Pepper, Marsh-pepper smartweed

[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

Prabhava

Habit

[[:Category:Habit - |]]

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

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 water plant, growing in shallow water or wet soils. Succeeds in most soils if they are wet and dislikes shade.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Shallow water in ponds, Ditches.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. Common names
  4. [Morphology]
  5. Cultivation

External Links