Species of flowering plant
Rostellularia procumbens, commonly known as water willow (Marathi: करंबल, romanized: Karambal, पित्तपापडा, Pitpapada, कलमाशी, Kalmashi,[2]Tamil: கோடகசாலை, romanized: Kōṭakacālai), is a small flowering plant native to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, China, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, the Philippines, Japan, and Korea.[1] It is found in higher elevations, commonly in humid areas.
The leaves' juice can be squeezed in the eyes in cases of ophthalmia.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Rostellularia procumbens (L.) Nees". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Rostellularia procumbens - Water Willow". www.flowersofindia.net.
- ^ Dymock, William (1890). Pharmacographia indica. A history of the principal drugs of vegetable origin, met with in British India. London, K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., ld. LCCN agr03000423.
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