Limnophila indica

Limnophila indica is an amphibious, perennial plant. It can vary from a slender, gregarious plant about 5cm tall when growing on the mud of river banks and rice fields, to a long, much-branched, submerged herb with up to 15cm of stem emerging from the water, when growing in the deeper water of pools.

Uses

Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Dyspepsia, Dysentery, Strong fevers.

Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], stem, leaves, Root.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	ಆಮರಗಂಧಿ Amaragandhi, ಮಾಂಗನ್ನಾರಿ Mangannari
Hindi	Gulabi
Malayalam	Tsjeria manganari
Tamil
Telugu	Ambujam
Marathi	Ambuli
Gujarathi	Tareti
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit	Amragandhah
English	Ambulia, Indian marshweed

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

The plant is listed as a noxious weed in N. America.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Along riversides, Marshes.

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External Links

• Limnophila indica on flowgrow.de
• Limnophila indica on indiabiodiversity.org