Persicaria strigosa (R. Br.) Nakai
| Synonym : | PolygonumbodinieriH. Lév. & Vaniot PolygonumstrigosumR.Br. Tracaulonstrigosum(R. Br.) Greene Truellumstrigosum(R.Br.) Soják |
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| Bangla Name : | - |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Polygonaceae |
| Disease : | Asthma, dysurea, flatulence, insanity, paralysis, rheumatism |
| Description : | A slender straggling annual herb, sometimes rooting at the lower nodes. Stems greenish-brown, simple or branched, with reflexed bristles and sometimes with stalked glands. Leaves narrowly linear-lanceolate, sometimes lobed at the base, hairless pubescent on both surfaces and with reflexed bristles on the midrib and veins above; petiole, bristly. Sheathing stipules (Ochrea) 2–3 cm long, with reflexed bristles and shorter ascending hairs at the apex. Inflorescence a slender, lax, branched terminal panicle with flowers 1-3 together, surrounded by short bracts; peduncle, covered with purplish-red stalked glands. Corolla 5-lobed, white flushed pink, or pale blue, gland-dotted. Fruit a small nut, bluntly 3-sided, smooth and shiny. |
| Distribution : | - |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | Asthma, dysurea, flatulence, insanity, paralysis, rheumatism |
| Habit : | Herb |