Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers Family - Hydrochaitaceae Common name - Panikundari Mainly found in streams, lakes, marshes, ponds, ditches & canals.
Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers Family - Hydrochaitaceae Common name - Panikundari Mainly found in streams, lakes, marshes, ponds, ditches & canals. The plant is entirely submerged except for the flower which is in the water surface. Medicinal uses - Leaves Applied on poultice arm & legs in fever. It is used as the treatment of Pneumonia. It is used as a rubefacient. It is used as the treatment of stomach disorders. It is used as a spice for the rice & vegetables. Leaves used to check to bleed. In Tamil Nadu, India leaves used to treat hemorrhoids. Flower Flower paste 10 - 12 gram is taken orally early in the morning to curing piles. Local people eat lower part of the flower as raw or as a vegetable. Fruit Arresting cough & inducing diuresis. The fruit is eaten as raw. Seed In West Bengal, India, the paste of dry seeds used externally on boils for relief of burning sensation. Whole Plant...
