Water clover |
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 | Phak waen (General), phak lin pi (Southern) (Kanchana Diwiset, et al., compilers, 2005, 2548, p. 131; Wut Wuthithamwet, 1997, p. 297) |
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 | 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) |
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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) |
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 | July to September |
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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). |
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