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Scientific Name
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Impact Type
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Study Type
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Study Location
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Impact Description
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Geographic Location
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Reference
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2823
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Pistia stratiotes
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Human Health
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Observational
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Field
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Observations made in numerous parts of the world have shown that several species of mosquitos, which are of health concern to humans and animals, are found to breed extensively in water lettuce, (Pistia stratiotes).
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33787
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2841
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Pistia stratiotes
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Human Health
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Observational
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Field
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Several species of mosquitoes that utilize water lettuce to breed serve as vectors of malaria.
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29771
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2846
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Pistia stratiotes
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Human Health
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Observational
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Field
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Mansonia mosquitos, the vectors of rural filariasis, lay their eggs in abundant large masses on the underside of the leaves of Pistia stratiotes and larvae subsequently attach themselves to the roots
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28619
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2848
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Pistia stratiotes
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Human Health
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Observational
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Field
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Water Lettuce is used as a traditional medicine to treat erysipelas and the healing of abrasions. Used for centuries, Pliny (A.D. 77) described its use in Egypt for the treatment of diffusive inflammations of the skin in erysipelas and for the healing of abrasions.
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28619
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2852
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Pistia stratiotes
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Human Health
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Observational
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N/A
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Pistia stratoides is used as an herbal medicine in many countries. Its is commonly used as an antiseptic, antitubercular, and antidysentric
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33795
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2853
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Pistia stratiotes
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Human Health
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Experimental
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Laboratory
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This study found that the ethanol extract of Pistia stratiotes has good diuretic activity, in comparison with furosemide high ceiling diuretic agent. These findings substantiate the claim of traditional use of the plant as diuretics.
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33797
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2854
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Pistia stratiotes
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Human Health
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Observational
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Field
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A large number of medicinal properties are attributed to the P. Stratiotes. Pistia stratiotes has cooling and demulcent properties and is given in dysuria. Ground leaves are applied to skin conditions, such as hemorrhoids. Mixed with rice and coconut milk they are given to treat dysentery, and with rose-water and sugar in cough and asthma. Roots are a laxative and emollient.
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33801
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7136
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Pistia stratiotes
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Human Health
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Observational
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Field
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Pistia stratiotes can also harbor disease-carrying mosquitoes such as Anopheles species, known malaria vectors.
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Chiapas, Mexico
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29779
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7137
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Pistia stratiotes
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Human Health
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Anecdotal
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N/A
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Taeniorhynchus africanus and Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes breed in ponds and even in streams that become clogged during low water with abundant growths of water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes), to which the immature stages attach themselves for purposes of respiration.
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29776
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7138
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Pistia stratiotes
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Human Health
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Observational
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Field
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Pistia stratiotes is responsible for "forming dense aggregations of free floating vegetation, known as suds, which in swampy areas have claimed many lives in the Sudan."
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Sudan
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29785
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9596
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Pistia stratiotes
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Human Health
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Observational
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Field
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In China, In China, Pistia stratiotes create suitable habitat for mosquito oviposition which increases the risk of infectious mosquito-borne diseases.
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China
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43180
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