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'''Pistia stratiotes''' is a small, evergreen perennial plant with feathery roots. Free-floating in lakes, ponds etc. The plant forms rosettes of leaves up to 10cm wide and 6cm tall with a flowering stem up to 12cm tall. The plant can spread quickly, especially in still water, to form quite extensive clumps.
 
'''Pistia stratiotes''' is a small, evergreen perennial plant with feathery roots. Free-floating in lakes, ponds etc. The plant forms rosettes of leaves up to 10cm wide and 6cm tall with a flowering stem up to 12cm tall. The plant can spread quickly, especially in still water, to form quite extensive clumps.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Urinary tract infections}}, {{Uses|Swellings}}, {{Uses|Dysuria}}, {{Uses|Stomach problems}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Such as boils}}, {{Uses|Piles}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
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{{Uses|Urinary tract infections}}, {{Uses|Swellings}}, {{Uses|Dysuria}}, {{Uses|Stomach problems}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Piles}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==

Revision as of 18:31, 3 July 2020

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Pistia stratiotes is a small, evergreen perennial plant with feathery roots. Free-floating in lakes, ponds etc. The plant forms rosettes of leaves up to 10cm wide and 6cm tall with a flowering stem up to 12cm tall. The plant can spread quickly, especially in still water, to form quite extensive clumps.

Uses

Urinary tract infections, Swellings, Dysuria, Stomach problems, Dysentery, Coughs, Asthma, Gonorrhoea, Skin diseases, Boils, Piles.[1]

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

It contains four compounds were obtained and identified as stigmasta-4,22-dien-3-one, stigmasterol, stigmasteryl stearate and palmitic acid.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಅಂತರಗಂಗೆ Antaragange, ಕುಂಬಿಕ್ Kumbik
Hindi Jalakumbhi
Malayalam Akasathamara, Kodappayal
Tamil Akasha-t-tamarai, Antara-t-tamarai,
Telugu Antara-tamara, Budaga tamara
Marathi Akashamuli, Jalamandavi
Gujarathi Jalakumbhi, Jalshankhala
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Akashamuli, Jalakumbhika
English Water cabbage, Water lettuce

[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

Evergreen perennial

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

Found though much of the tropics and subtropics at elevations from sea level to more than 1,000 metres. The optimal growth temperature range for the plant is 22 - 30°c. Plants cannot tolerate frosts.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Water fields.

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References

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

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