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Table 3 Edible plants with medicinal utility from wetlands of Manipur state, India.

From: Dietary use and conservation concern of edible wetland plants at indo-burma hotspot: a case study from northeast India

Scientific name

Local name

Parts eaten

Other traditional uses

Alpinia galanga

Kanghoo

Rhizome

Paste is eaten to treat intestinal worms; abortifacient and applied in leucoderma.

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Kabo-napi

Leaf

Paste is applied on cut and injuries.

Amomum aromaticum

Namra

Seed

Powder is taken to control high blood pressure.

Cardamine hirsuta

Chantruk-man

Leaf

Paste is applied on cut and injuries.

Centella asiatica

Peruk

Whole plant

Extract is tonic, given in cough and diabetes.

Colocasia esculenta

Paan

Petiole

Juice is applied on cut and injuries.

Commelina bengalensis

Wangden-khoibi

Whole plant

Decoction paste is applied on boils and burns. Hot fermented plant is applied on muscular sprain.

Dryopteris marginata

Lai-changkhrang

Leaf

Paste used for cuts, injuries and on boils/burns.

Eclipta alba

Uchi-sumban

Plant

Plant is astringent aphrodisiac and expectorant.

Enhydra fluctuans

Komprek-tujombi

Fresh plant

Extract is given in diabetes.

Euryale ferox

Thanging

Fruit, leaf

Raw fruit eaten against diabetes; leaf petiole paste applied on burns and boils.

Gynura cusimbua

Tera-paibi

Leaf

Paste applied on injuries, cooked leaf eaten to cure diabetes and high blood pressure.

Hedychium coronarium

Lok-lei

Rhizome, leaf

Paste of rhizome is eaten against cough, fever; leaf extract is given against throat complaint.

Hedyotis auricularia

Langban-koukha

Leaf

Extract is given against dysentery and cough.

Ipomoea aquatica

Kolamni

Shoot

Boiled leaf extract is used as ear-drop to treat ear-ache; leaf paste is applied on insect bite.

Jussiaea repens

Ishing-kundo

Leaf

Paste is applied on cut and injuries and also on aching gums.

Jussiaea suffruticosa

Tebo

Leaf

Paste is applied on fresh cut and injuries.

Lemanea australis

Nung-sam

Whole plant

Plant is boiled and the soup is taken to cure diabetes.

Marsilea minuta

Ishing-yensang

Shoot/leaf

Plant paste is applied on boils and burns.

Nasturtium indicum

Uchi-hangam

Leaf

Paste is applied n cuts and skin diseases.

Nelumbo nucifera

Thambal

petiole

Paste of petiole is applied on boils and burns.

Neptunia oleracea

Ikaithabi

Shoot

Eaten raw in dysentery and intestinal infections.

Nymphoides indica

Thariktha-macha

Leaf

Extract is applied on boils and burns.

Oenanthe javanica

Komprek

Shoot

Boiled in little water and the filtrate is used as ear-drop to cure ear-ache.

Oxalis corniculata

Yensil

Plant

Paste applied on boils and burns, cooked eaten in dyspepsia.

Persicaria posumba

Kengoi

Plant

Eaten to cure diabetes, piles and intestinal disorder.

Pistia stratiotes

Kang-jao

Leaf

Paste is applied on boils and blisters.

Plantago erosa

Yempat

Seed, plant

Powder with little honey is given in fever; Boiled plant is used in muscular sprain.

Polygonum barbatum

Yelang

Fresh shoot

Paste is taken to treat stomach disorder and dysentery.

Polygonum chinense

Angom-yensil

Plant

Paste is given in cut and injuries, fever and dyspepsia.

Polygonum molle

Leibung-tharam

Shoot

Crushed shoot and applied on wounds.

Polygonum plebejum.

Okthum

Plant

Paste is applied on injuries.

Sagittaria sagittifolia

Koukha

Root

Paste along with honey is given in cough.

Spilanthes acmella

Chin-lengbi

Flower

Paste is given to treat jaundice and sore throat.

Stellaria media

Yerum-keirum

Fresh shoot

Plant decoction is applied on fresh wounds, skin itching and nose bleeding.

Trapa natans

Heikak

Fruit

Eaten for better blood circulation.

Viola pilosa

Hui-khong

Leaf

Cooked and eaten to cure cough, running nose and stomach ulcer.

Zizania latifolia

Ishing-kambong

Inflorescence

Infected inflorescence is roasted in fire and eaten to treat indigestion.