Hygroryza ARISTATA (Retz.) Nees.
| Synonym : | Leersia aristata (Retz.) Roxb. Pharus aristatus Retz. Potamochloa retzii (Spreng.) Griff. Zizania aristata (Retz.) Kunth |
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| Bangla Name : | Uridhan, Janglidhan, Phutki. |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Poaceae |
| Disease : | Cooling, astringent and biliousness. |
| Description : | A glabrous floating grass, stem spongy with feathery whorled roots at the nodes. Leaves 2.5-7.5 cm long, linear or ovate-oblong, obtuse, more or less scaberulous above. Panicles about 5 cm long, spikelets very narrow, 20 mm long, awned. |
| Distribution : | Swamps and wet ground throughout the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | The grass contains 7.92% protein (Rastogi & Mehrotra, 1990) |
| Uses : | Seeds are cooling and astringent to urinary tract, useful in biliousness. |
| Habit : | Herb |