indivara indivara :
CONCLUSION:
The plant family Pontederiaceae consists of widespread herbs, perennial or annual, aquatic, Floating, or rooted in substrate, inhabiting tropical and subtropical regions. Monochoria is a small genus of this plant family. It is a family of 6 genera and 40 species which is widespread in tropical and sub tropical regions. These are fresh-water and marsh herbs, erect or floating. An aquatic herb short, sub-erect spongy root stocks found in rice fields, margins of tanks and pools, swamps and marshes almost throughout India, ascending up to 1500 m. In the hills. Roots of Monochoria vaginalis are used in traditional medicine. The entire plant, excepting the roots is eaten as vegetable in java. Juice of leaves is taken for coughs and that of root for stomach and liver complaints, asthma and toothache. The root is chewed for toothache and bark eaten with sugar for asthma.