Plant |
Family | Arum family (Araceae) |
English |
Nile-cabbage, Water cabbage, Water lettuce, Watter lettuce |
Latin |
Pistia stratiotes L. |
Plantparts | Entire plant, foliage, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Affections of the liver, Antiarthritic, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-diabetic, antidiabetic activity, Anti-dysenteric, Anti-edemic, Anti-hemorrhoidal, Antisyphilitic, Arthritis, Arthrosis, Asthenia of liver, Asthma, Blood in the urine, Blood in urine, Bloody flux, diabetes, diabetes mellitus, disease of the liver, disorders of the liver, Diuretic, dropsy, Dry skin, dysentery, dysuria, edema, emollient, Emollients, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, fluid accumulation, Haematuria, Haemoptysis, Haemorrhoids, hematuria, Hemoptysis, Hemorrhoid, hemorrhoids, hepatic disease, Hepatic disorders, hepatic problems, Hydropsy, Inflammed joints, Joint inflammation, Joint inflammations, Liver ailments, liver complaints, liver diseases, Liver disorders, Liverishness, liver problems, Moisturizers, Mucolytic agent, oedema, Painful urination, Piles, spitting of blood, sugar diabetis, Syphilis, Used in the treatment of liver disorders |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical use in Brazil |
Ingredients |
| | ash, Calcium, cellulose, potassium nitrate |
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