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Persicaria barbata (L.) H.Hara
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Persicaria barbata |
| Family name: |
POLYGONACEAE
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| English name: |
Bearded Knotweed
Water Milkwort
Bunchy Sedge
Field Sedge
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| Sinhala name: |
Ratu kimbulwenna (රතු කිඹුල්වැන්න)
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| Tamil name: |
Niralari
Neer Alari
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| Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Annual, herb, 30-60 (-75) cm tall; stem glabrous, lineolate-canaliculate. Leaves 1.5-15 x 0.25-3.0 cm, glabrous except margin, midrib and veins ciliate, sessile to subsessile; petiole 2-4 (-6) mm long. Ochrea 1.0-3.5 cm long, tubular, brownish. Inflorescence 5-10 cm long, many flowered, branched raceme with 1-6 spikes in each raceme; peduncle 0.5-3.0 (-5.0) cm long, glabrous. Flowers white, 1.0-2.0 mm across, pedicel, 0.75-1.5 mm long. Ochreolae 1.5-3.5 mm long, tubular. Tepals 5, 1.5-2.5 x 0.75-1.25 cm, oblanceolate-obovate, obtuse, biseriate.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Wounds
Ulcers
Strangury
Gout
Haemorrhoids
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Leaves
Root
seeds
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Cicatrisant
Purgative
Emetic
Antiseptic
Fish poison
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