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Revision as of 18:42, 4 June 2020

Menyanthes trifoliata

Menyanthes is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Menyanthaceae containing the single species Menyanthes trifoliata. The name Menyanthes comes from the Greek words menyein, meaning "disclosing", and anthos, meaning "flower", in reference to the sequential opening of flowers on the inflorescence. The North American form is often referred to as M. trifoliata var. minor Michx. It is known in English by the common names bogbean and buckbean.

Uses

achy joints, rheumatoid arthritis, scurvy, loss of appetite, upset stomach.

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Diluted alkalies or acids cause it to split into a resinous product, a laevo-rotatory sugar, and a volatile, sweetish, aromatic oil, menyanthol (C7H11O2)n, which is both an aldehyde and a phenol. Contrary to some statements, it has not the odor of bitter almond oil. [1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Bogbean, Buckbean, Marsh Trefoil


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

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Alternately 3 oblong to oval smooth-edged or slightly toothed leaflets (2-12 cm long and 1-5 cm wide). The leaves arise on long stalks (5-30 cm) from the plant base. Wing-like appendages (stipules) are found at the base of the leaf stalks.

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 10-20 flowers on leafless stalks 20-40 cm long White or pink-tinged flowers Flowers are funnel-shaped with 5 fringed petals and 5 sepals.


Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Pond marginal shelf up to 0-60cm deep or very wet soil. Best planted in a shallow square 2 litre aquatic basket or larger: drape roots into basket and fill with soil firming down, allowing the bamboo like stems to float with the growing tip pointing up (at or just above the surface of the water ideally if planting in March/April. [3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Water Plant, Naturalize , Rain Garden.

Photo Gallery

  • Menyanthes trifoliata inflorescence 2.jpg
  • Menyanthes trifoliata 7zz.jpg
  • Menyanthes trifoliata Spechtensee 02.JPG

References

  1. ↑ "sciencedirect"
  2. ↑ "wayback machine"
  3. ↑ "Cultivation of Mentha"

External Links

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