Glinus lotoides

Glinus lotoides is a decumbent, semi-prostrate or prostrate spreading annual plant, branched from the base, with stems 15 - 30cm tall. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for its edible leaves.

Uses

Abdominal disorder, Diarrhoea, Bilious attacks.

Parts Used

Young leave, Stem.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	ಚಂದ್ರ ಕಾಸಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Chandra kaasi soppu, ಕಾಗ ಪುರಳೆ ಗಿಡ Kaaga purale gida
Hindi	Gandhi buti
Malayalam
Tamil	Ceruppatai, Ciru-ceruppatai
Telugu	Chadrasi koora, Thella poraku
Marathi	Kadvi bhaji
Gujarathi	Dholo okharad, Mitho okharad
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English	Lotus sweetjuice

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

Annual

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Round or Wedge	0.6 to 1.8cm

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
			The inflorescence is a tight Cluster of five to ten small flowers, Each flowers has	{{{5}}}

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
	Less than 1mm long		Many seeds

Other features

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

Commonly seen growing in areas

Woodlands, Mixed savannah woodland, In grassland, Riverine forest, River banks.

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External Links

• Glinus lotoides on indiabiodiversity.org
• Glinus lotoides on keralaplants.in