Water hyacinth

Water hyacinth

(list of plants in Guangxi)

[synonym] duckweed, Eichhornia crassipes, water hyacinth and Narcissus (flora of Guangzhou).

[source] it is the whole grass or root of Eupatorium odoratum.

[plant morphology] Eichhornia crassipes

Floating plants or bogs. The leaves are erect, ovate or round, varying in size, 2.5-12 cm wide; the petioles are long or short, swollen below the middle, with sheath like bracts at the base. The stem is solitary, 13-30 cm long, with sheath bracts in the middle; the spike has 6-12 flowers; the perianth is about 5 cm long, bluish purple, the tube is curved, there are glandular hairs near the base outside, 6 lobes, 1 larger one above, blue and yellow spots; the stamens are 3 long and 2 short; the ovary is sessile, and the style is linear. Capsule enclosed in withered perianth tube. Seeds numerous, ovate, angulate. The flowering period is summer and autumn.

Born in a pond. Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

[collection] collected in summer and autumn, dried or fresh.

[functions and indications] list of medicinal plants in Guangxi: "cool, detoxify, dehumidify, dispel wind and heat. External application of heat sores. "

[usage and dosage] for internal use: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang; for external use: tamping.