Presl.
Habitat: Throughout India in ponds, tanks, ditches, as a weed common in rice fields.
Ayurvedic: Indivara (Kerala). Kakapola (Malyalam), Nirkancha (Telugu).
Siddha/Tamil: Senkzhuneer- kizhangu.
Folk: Nukha, Nanda (Bengal).
Action: Leaves—juice is given for coughs. Roots—prescribed for stomach and liver complaints.
Bark—prescribed with sugar for asthma.
A protozoon normally present in the VAGINA of about 30–40 per cent of women. It sometimes becomes pathogenic and causes in?ammation of the genital passages, with vaginal discharge. A man may become infected as a result of sexual intercourse with an infected woman and suffer from a urethral discharge; it may also cause prostatitis (see under PROSTATE GLAND, DISEASES OF). METRONIDAZOLE is usually an e?ective treatment, and to obtain a satisfactory result it may be necessary to treat both partners. Should metronidazole not work, then tinidazole may be tried.... trichomonas vaginalis
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