Pistia Stratiotes

(Pistia stratiotes L.)

Tribe: Araceae
Simplisia Name: Herba Pistiae stratiotes (Pistia Stratiotes herbs)

Description
These water plants can be found at an altitude of 5-800 m above sea level. This seasonal crops floating in the water and has a height of 5-10 cm. Single leaf form roset roots. Leaf blade thick, hollow like a sponge, with a rounded tip and grooved, parallel to the bone, the surface of hair, bright green, 1,3-10 cm long and 1,5-6 cm wide. White fibrous roots dirty.

The Nature and Benefits
Flavor-Pistia Stratiotes herbs spicy, be cool, potent anti-rheumatic, anti-inflammatory, Facilitate sweat (diaforetik), Facilitate urine (diuretic).

Chemical Ingredients
Contains flavonoids, tannins, and polyphenols.

How to use
For drugs taken, boiled leaves of 10-15 g. External use, used to treat eczema, phlegm (tinea versicolor), and purulent inflammation of the skin (piodermi), how, finely minced fresh herbs, then wring it out. Juice is used to compress.

Note
• Pregnant women are forbidden to drink boiled-Pistia Stratiotes.
• The roots slightly toxic. To drink, use the leaves, while the roots are removed.