Nymphoides HYDROPHYLLA (Lour.) Kuntze.
| Synonym : | Limnanthemum hydrophyllum (Lour.) Griseb. Menyanthes hydrophyllum Lour. Villarsia hydrophyllum (Lour.) Roem. & Schult. |
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| Bangla Name : | Chandmala, Chandmona, Panchulli. |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Menyanthaceae |
| Disease : | Fever, jaundice, ulcers, skin disease and anthelmintic. |
| Description : | An aquatic herb with floating leaves and long stem bearing tuft of roots at the nodes. Leaves 5-10 cm broad, orbicular, deeply cordate, purplish with green veins. Flowers densely fascicled at the nodes, corolla white, yellow towards the base within, 2 cm across when expanded, lobes 5-6, entire with a longitudinal fold down the middle. Capsule small, subglobose. |
| Distribution : | Throughout the country in lakes, ponds and ditches. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves contain proteins and eleven amino acids including six essential amino acids (Ghani, 2003). |
| Uses : | The plant is commonly used as a substitute for chiretta in the treatment of fever and jaundice. Stalks and leaves are pounded with oil and applied to ulcers and insect bites, decoction is used as a wash for parasitic skin affection. Seeds are considered a |
| Habit : | Herb |