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Phyla nodiflora - Jalapippalī

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{{stub}}[[File:Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora) (5762136031).jpg|thumb|right|''Jalapippalī'']]'''Jalapippalī''' consists of the dried whole plant of Phyla nodiflora Greene syn. Lippia nodiflora Mich. (Fam. Verbenaceae) It is a small creeping perennial herb found commonly in sandy wet, grassy places along bunds of irrigation channels, canal edges and river banks almost throughout greater part of India and up to 900 m on the hills.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Blenorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Lithiasis}}, {{Uses|Ischuria}}, {{Uses|Constipation}}, {{Uses|Pain in the knees}}, {{Uses|Hookworm}}, {{Uses|Gastric troubles}}, {{Uses|FeversFever}}, {{Uses|CoughsCough}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Swollen cervical glands}}, {{Uses|Erysipelas}}, {{Uses|Burns}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|Fruit}}.<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Nelahippaliಜಲಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ Jala hippali, ಕೆರೆಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ Kere hippali|ml=Nirtippali, Podutalai|sa=Jalapippalikā, Toyavallarī, śaradī, Matsyādanī, Matsyagandhā|ta=Potuttali|te=Bokkena|hi=Jalpipali, Panisigaa, Bhuiokaraa|en=Purple Lippia|mr=Goura mundi, Jala pimpali}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|ParipinnateSimple|OblongOpposite|Leaf Arrangementis AlternateLeaves 1-spiral3 x 0.8-1.5 cm, obovate-spathulate or oblanceolate, sometimes elliptic or cuneiform, base cuneate, margin sharply serrate above the middle.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|UnisexualBisexual|2Axillary spikes|White-4cm long|pink|4|Flowers 5-merous, sessile, aggregated in axillary, globose-capitate or elongate, cylindric, stalked spikes, 1-2.5 cm long when mature and 6-9 mm across. Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemesfrom March to May}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong podDrupe|2 mm long|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled||Enclosing two, 1-celled pyrenes|seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the yearfrom March to May}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
Phyla nodiflora succeeds in a wide range of habitats from the subtropics to the tropics. Succeeds in any well-drained soil in a sunny position.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Warmer areas of China}}, {{Commonly seen|Stream banks}}, {{Commonly seen|Grassy places}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Starr 080608-7706 Phyla nodiflora.jpg|Leaves
File:Starr 070815-8044 Phyla nodiflora.jpg|Flowers
File:Frog fruit (Phyla nodiflora) (7770294248).jpg|Flowers
File:Frog fruit (Phyla nodiflora) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 8032.jpg|Flowers
 
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[ https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230730 Morphology]</ref><ref name="MorphologyCommon names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/p/phyla-nodiflora Common names]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Phyla+nodifloraCultivation details]</ref> <ref name="Cultivation detailKarnataka Medicinal Plants"]>”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.737, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
*[https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Phyla-Nodiflora-Cid1173Phyla nodiflora on herbpathy.com]*[https://www.medicinalplantsarchive.us/medicinal-uses/phyla-nodiflora-l-greene.htmlPhyla nodiflora on medicinal plants archive]*[https://www.wildturmeric.net/phyla-nodiflora-poduthalai-medicinal-uses-health-benefits/Phyla nodiflora on wild turmeric.net]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Verbenaceae]]

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