Pistia stratiotes L. commonly known as water lettuce belongs to Araceae. It has been used in various medicines for the treatment of eczema, leprosy, ulcers, piles, stomach disorder, throat and mouth inflammation, a few to mention. Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (Waterhyacinth), an aquatic perennial herb present throughout the world, has a myriad of metabolites. Extracts, as well as pure compounds isolated from this plant, have been demonstrated to possess pharmacological activities. This review article is a compilation of the updated information regarding phytochemical, pharmacological, medicinal, bioremediation potential, allelopathy, utilization and management of water lettuce and waterhyacinth.
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Tyagi Tulika, Agrawal Mala. (2014). Pharmaceutical Potential of Aquatic Plant Pistia stratiotes (L.) and Eichhornia crassipes. Journal of Plant Sciences, 3(1-1), 10-18. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jps.s.2015030101.12
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Tyagi Tulika; Agrawal Mala. Pharmaceutical Potential of Aquatic Plant Pistia stratiotes (L.) and Eichhornia crassipes. J. Plant Sci. 2014, 3(1-1), 10-18. doi: 10.11648/j.jps.s.2015030101.12
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author = {Tyagi Tulika and Agrawal Mala},
title = {Pharmaceutical Potential of Aquatic Plant Pistia stratiotes (L.) and Eichhornia crassipes},
journal = {Journal of Plant Sciences},
volume = {3},
number = {1-1},
pages = {10-18},
doi = {10.11648/j.jps.s.2015030101.12},
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abstract = {Pistia stratiotes L. commonly known as water lettuce belongs to Araceae. It has been used in various medicines for the treatment of eczema, leprosy, ulcers, piles, stomach disorder, throat and mouth inflammation, a few to mention. Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (Waterhyacinth), an aquatic perennial herb present throughout the world, has a myriad of metabolites. Extracts, as well as pure compounds isolated from this plant, have been demonstrated to possess pharmacological activities. This review article is a compilation of the updated information regarding phytochemical, pharmacological, medicinal, bioremediation potential, allelopathy, utilization and management of water lettuce and waterhyacinth.},
year = {2014}
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TY - JOUR T1 - Pharmaceutical Potential of Aquatic Plant Pistia stratiotes (L.) and Eichhornia crassipes AU - Tyagi Tulika AU - Agrawal Mala Y1 - 2014/12/27 PY - 2014 N1 - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jps.s.2015030101.12 DO - 10.11648/j.jps.s.2015030101.12 T2 - Journal of Plant Sciences JF - Journal of Plant Sciences JO - Journal of Plant Sciences SP - 10 EP - 18 PB - Science Publishing Group SN - 2331-0731 UR - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jps.s.2015030101.12 AB - Pistia stratiotes L. commonly known as water lettuce belongs to Araceae. It has been used in various medicines for the treatment of eczema, leprosy, ulcers, piles, stomach disorder, throat and mouth inflammation, a few to mention. Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (Waterhyacinth), an aquatic perennial herb present throughout the world, has a myriad of metabolites. Extracts, as well as pure compounds isolated from this plant, have been demonstrated to possess pharmacological activities. This review article is a compilation of the updated information regarding phytochemical, pharmacological, medicinal, bioremediation potential, allelopathy, utilization and management of water lettuce and waterhyacinth. VL - 3 IS - 1-1 ER -
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