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Vallisneria spiralis

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Vallisneria spiralis is a Evergreen Perennial. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Uses

Women's complaints, Leucorrhoea.[1]

Parts Used

Young leaves.

Chemical Composition

The main components were basically the same in the two plants' essential oils. 2-Methylpropanoic acid 3-hydroxy-2,4,4-trimethylpentyl ester (>15%), 2-methylpropanoic acid etc.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
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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

Evergreen Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Division of roots.

How to plant/cultivate

A water plant for a large aquarium or for deep water outdoors, It prefers slightly acid conditions in a sunny position.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Found in ponds.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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