Pistia stratiotes
Common name	Nile cabbage
Botanical Name	Pistia stratiotes L.
Vernacular name	English- Water lattuce Hindi-Choti jala-khumbhi Gujarati-Jalakumbhi Sanskrit-Kumbhika
Family	Araceae
Class	Monocotyledonae
Parts of plant used	Whole plant
Chemical Constituents	Vicenin, lucenin, cyanidine-3-glucoside
Therapeutic uses	Used in Piles, Burning sensation, Goiter, Fever, Diseases of skin, Dysuria, Bleeding disorder.