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The Lanna Eating Culture
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Water clover


 
            Marisilaeceae
 
            Water Clover
 
            Phak waen (General), phak lin pi (Southern) (Kanchana Diwiset, et al., compilers, 2005, 2548, p. 131; Wut Wuthithamwet, 1997, p. 297)
 
            Small fern-like plant, grows in fresh water, shallow pools, or wet banks. Rhizome slender, long creeping with tiny brown hair, 2-3 cm. high on land, 6-8 cm high in water. Leaves compound; leaflets, 0.5-2 cm long and wide. Sporocarp, 1 to several oblong on short stems. (Kanchana Diwiset et al., compilers, 2005, p. 131). Flowers single yellow. Capsule ovate, rough, 1 cm. long, divided into 2 wedges with numerous seeds (Agricultural Extension Department, 2007)
 
        
            No information available on vitamin and minerals. Its tender tips are cooked into a “chio” dish or curry soup or eaten fresh with namphrik, especially namphrik pla.
        
The entire plant can be used to treat mouth or throat sores, reduce fever and thirst and used as an anti-toxicant or for bile problems. (Kanchana Diwiset, et al., compilers, 2005, p. 131; Wut Wuthithamwet, 1997, p. 297)
 
            July to September
 
            

Agricultural Extension Department. (2007). Phak Phuen Ban. Retrieved 10 June2007from http://singburi.doae.go.th/acri (in thai).

Kanchana Diwiset, et al., compilers. (2005). Phak Phuen Ban Phak Nuea. Phennapha Sapcharoen, editor. (2nd ed.). Nonthaburi: Center for Text Development on Traditional Thai Medicine.. (in thai).

Wut Wuthithamwet. (1997). Saranukrom Samunphrai: Ruam Lak Phesatchakam Thai. Bangkok:Odean Store. (in thai).