Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
| Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 6 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 0.3' |
| Width: | 1' |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides (common name: water pennywort)
Propagation: Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest sowing it in early spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Division of rooted runners. Probably best done in spring but can be done at any time in the growing season if the plants are kept moist.
Cultivation: Requires a permanently moist position in sun or light shade[1].
Plants are occasionally found as weeds in damp lawns[2].
Range: E. Asia - Japan.
Habitat: Shady places in lowland areas of C. and S. Japan[3].
Edibility: The whole plant is eaten raw or cooked as a potherb[4][5][6]. It has a parsley-like aroma[6].
Medicinal: Depurative, febrifuge. Resolves mucus formation[7]. The juice of the plant is used in the treatment of fevers[8]. A paste made from the plant is applied externally to wounds and boils[8].
The plant is decocted and used in the treatment of abscesses, boils, bruises, cirrhosis, colds, coughs, hepatitis, hepatoma, influenza, itch, jaundice, sinusitis and sore throat[9]. It is a Chinese herbal drug for hepatoma[9].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: H. hirsuta. H. latisecta. H. puncticulata. H. rotundifolia. Roxb.
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References
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Ohwi, Jisaburo. Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution, 1965.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.
- ↑ Revolutionary Health Committee of Hunan Province. A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Running Press.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Manandhar, Narayan. Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press, 2002.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Duke, James and Edward Ayensu. Medicinal Plants of China. Reference Publications, 1985.