General Info

Description

A slender, much-branched, rootless, aquatic herb, 20-90 cm in length, with filiform leaves in whorls, greenish white flowers, and 4-5 mm achenes. The small (4-7 mm), hard, one-seeded, egg shaped fruit has 3 long spines (to 12mm); 1 spine at the fruit tip and 2 at the base.

Herb Effects

Purgative, antiperiodic

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Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Ferredoxin and plastocyanin

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

Useful in biliousness

Reference

Sharma PV. Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants. Oganezova EP. Nalbandian RM. [Purification and properties of plastocyanin and ferredoxin from Ceratophyllum demersum L]. Biokhimiia1976 May;41(5):794-800.

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