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.)