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{{stub}}[[File:Alternanthera sessilis W3 IMG 3422.jpg|thumb|right|''Alternanthera sessilis'']]'''Alternanthera sessilis''' grows up to 1 metre tall. It is an erectaquatic plant known by several common names. It is growing up to 1 metre tallused as a vegetable specially in Sri Lanka and some Asian countries.This plant is often widely branched and has a robust taprootbelongs to Amarantheceae family. 

{{Uses|Intestinal cramps}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Lung troubles}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Scabies}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Boils}}.<ref name="Uses"/>

{{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|stemTender top}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootLeaves}}.

It contains nine compounds were isolated and identified as phaeophytin a, pheophytin, oleanoic acid , beta-sitosterol, 3beta-hydroxystigmast-5-en-7-one, alpha-spinasterol, 24-methylenecycloartanol, cycloeucalenol, phytol etc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>

{{Common names|sa=Matsyaksi|en=|gu=Sessile Joyweed|hi=Garundi|kn=|ks=Honagone|ml=|mr=|pa=Ponnankannikkira|ta=Ponnanganni|te=Ponnagantikura}}

{{Leaf|Broadly oblong|Heart shaped|}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Division of underground stems}}, {{Propagation|Nodal cuttings}}.

<ref name="chemical composition">["chemistry"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17048605 Chemistry]</ref>

<ref name="Leaf">["morphology"Morphology]</ref>

<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Alternanthera+sessilisCultivation]</ref> <ref name="CultivationUses"]>Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:351</ref>

* [ http://www.globinmed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79368:alternanthe Alternanthera sessilis on Globinmed.com]* [ http://impactfactor.org/PDF/IJPPR/6/IJPPR,Vol6,Issue2,Article18.pdf Alternanthera sessilis on impactfactor.org]* [ ]