Sagittaria trifolia

Sagittaria trifolia is a herbaceous aquatic perennial that reaches a height of about 1 metre. The arrow-shaped leaves are borne on triangular stalks that vary in length with the depth of the water in which the plant is growing. The plant is commonly cultivated in southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands for the edible starchy rhizomes.

Uses

Skin problems.

Parts Used

Roots, Young stems, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

It contains flavonoids, phenols, saponins, tannins, glycosides and steroids except for alkaloids and terpenoids by qualitative analysis.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English

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

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Other features

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Division of the tubers in spring.

How to plant/cultivate

Found from the temperate zone through to the tropics. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 16 - 24°c, but can tolerate 12 - 28°c.

Commonly seen growing in areas

On ponds, On lakes, On Marshes, On paddy fields, On Channels.

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External Links

• Sagittaria trifolia on pfaf.org
• Sagittaria trifolia on efloras.org