Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Houttuynia cordata
Scientific Name and Description
Houttuynia cordata Thunb.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Sanskrit | Ajagandha |
| Kannada | Puttachatta |
| Hindi | simdalu |
| Common names | fish mint, heartleaf, Dokudami, rainbow plant, chameleon plant, heart leaf, fish wort,Chinese lizard tail |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Houttuynia cordata Thunb. Herb Whole plant Stomachache and diarrhoea General Ruba and Mohan 2016
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Ruba and Mohan 2016
A Contribution to the Flora of Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh Author - A S Chauhan, K P Singh, D K Singh
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Houttuynia cordata. (2024, April 27). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houttuynia_cordata