Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC.AmaranthaceaeSessile joyweedMatsyaakshiMatsyaakshikaMatsyagandhaaMatsyaadiniMinaakshiBahliGandaliSanti wiwiriGartkalambukaaWet'edeVaahlikaaWeti hedeMachhechhiWitti hedePonnonkanni keeraiPazun-sarGudari SaagPazun-zaDwarf copperleafJoyweed Leaf: Decoction is drunk for treating itching and overheated skin.

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Range. Native range Australia, Northen Mariana Islands, Federated States of Mi­cronesia, Guam, Palau, the Philippines, Soloman Islands, and Singapore. Now very widespread in the tropics and subtropics of both the Old and New Worlds, especially in damp or wet locations. In Myanmar, found in Yangon.

Use
Leaf, Juice: Used as a galactagogue.
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Origin:
Throughout the hotter parts of India, especially around tanks and ponds.

Action:
Febrifuge, galactagogue, cholagogue.

]]> 1) Robertt, A., et al.. Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guyana)/Smithsonian NMNH. cited online: 17-08-2017

2) DeFilipps, Robert A.; Krupnick, Gary A. / PhytoKeys, v. 102. - - p. 1 - 314,  2018.

3) Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 836.

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