Alisma (Trach Ta)
Alisma plantago-aquatica
About Alisma (Trach Ta)
Alisma (Trach Ta) (Alisma plantago-aquatica) is a herb used in the Vietnamese Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Edema, Kidney Support, Diabetes, and High Blood Pressure. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Alisma plantago-aquatica, also known as European water-plantain, common water-plantain or mad-dog weed, is a perennial flowering plant widespread across most of Europe and Asia from Portugal and Morocco to Japan, Kamchatka and Vietnam. It is also regarded as native in northern and central Africa as far south as Tanzania. It is reportedly naturalized in southern Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Alaska, British Columbia, Washington State and Connecticut. Some sources maintain that the species is widespread across North...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist