- Synonym:
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Menyanthes indica Linn. Nymphoides indicum (L.) O. Kuntze.
- Family:
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Menyanthaceae.
- Habitat:
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Throughout India, in tanks and back waters.
- Folk:
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Barachuli, Chinnambal (Kerala).
- Action:
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Plant—bitter, febrifuge, antiscorbutic. Used as a substitute for Swertia Chirata in fever and jaundice.
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Khare, C. (2007). Limnanthemum indicum (L.) Griseb.. In: Khare, C. (eds) Indian Medicinal Plants. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70638-2_920
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