Pistia stratiotes L.

Araceae

Common Names:
Diya-paradel (S)
Agasaththamarai (T)
Water lettuce (E)
Akashamuli, Kumbhika (Sa)

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Whole plant, leaf and root

Uses in traditional medicine :

Decoction of the whole plant acts as a diuretic, demulcent, coolant and is used to treat dysuria
Decoction of the roots is a laxative and an emollient
Infusion of the leaves is used to treat dysentery, cough, asthma, ring worms, boils and skin diseases

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Acylsterylglucoside: sitoindoside l, glycosphinglipid: soya-cerebroside l, flavonoids: luteolin, chrysoeriol derivatives and β-sitosterol, daucoterol, 7 β-hydroxysitosterol from plant

Bioactivity :

Methanol extract of leaves: scavenges free radical and reduces free radical induced cell injury

Clinical:

References :

Megha. J. H. A. et al., (2010), In vitro Evaluation of Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Pistia stratiotes, International Journal of ChemTech Research, 2(1),180-184.

Liu, H. W. et al., (2008), Chemical constituents from the aquatic weed Pistia stratiotes, Springer Journals, 44(2), 236-239.

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