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Ayapana triplinervis (aya-pana, water hemp) is a tropical American shrub in the Asteraceae family. This plant has long slender leaves which are often used to make a stimulating medicine.<ref name="int"/>
  
 
The herb is stimulant, tonic in small doeses and laxative when taken in quantity. A hot infusion is emetic and diaphoretic. Decoction of the leaves is antiseptic and haemorrhange and to clean foul ulcers.The leaves contains an essential oil and the coumarins, ayapanin and ayapin, stigmasterol, esculetin methylene ether, vitamin C and carotene.
 
The herb is stimulant, tonic in small doeses and laxative when taken in quantity. A hot infusion is emetic and diaphoretic. Decoction of the leaves is antiseptic and haemorrhange and to clean foul ulcers.The leaves contains an essential oil and the coumarins, ayapanin and ayapin, stigmasterol, esculetin methylene ether, vitamin C and carotene.
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== References ==
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<ref name="int">[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=1Lo2NfBYG8YC&pg=PA135&dq=Ayapana+triplinervis&ei=eXJNR4m5DKbEowKwrfH0Bg&sig=JBarOovCs53p2C27G-uVcjSltw0&redir_esc=y "Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Indian Ocean Islands"]</ref>
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== External Links ==
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayapana_triplinervis Ayapana triplinervis-Wikipedia]
  
 
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Revision as of 10:30, 4 January 2017

vishalyakarni, Eupatorium triplinerve

Ayapana triplinervis (aya-pana, water hemp) is a tropical American shrub in the Asteraceae family. This plant has long slender leaves which are often used to make a stimulating medicine.[1]

The herb is stimulant, tonic in small doeses and laxative when taken in quantity. A hot infusion is emetic and diaphoretic. Decoction of the leaves is antiseptic and haemorrhange and to clean foul ulcers.The leaves contains an essential oil and the coumarins, ayapanin and ayapin, stigmasterol, esculetin methylene ether, vitamin C and carotene.

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