Butomopsis latifolia Kunth.
Family – Butomaceae
Common name – Karchhul Saag
Habit – Aquatic herb
Habitat – swamps or in moist sandy or loamy soils and mud around the margins.
Leaves are boiled, then water is squeezed out and then cooked as pot- herb.
Medicinal uses –
🍁 It is reported that leaves and flowers possess Antitussive activity (to prevent or relieve a cough).
Sugimani Marndi
(Biodiversity and Conservation Lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Bhubaneswar, India.)