Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes
(water lettuce)
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11 results for Pistia stratiotes (water lettuce)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
2823 Pistia stratiotes Human Health Observational Field Observations made in numerous parts of the world have shown that several species of mosquitos... 33787
2841 Pistia stratiotes Human Health Observational Field Several species of mosquitoes that utilize water lettuce to breed serve as vectors of malaria. 29771
2846 Pistia stratiotes Human Health Observational Field Mansonia mosquitos, the vectors of rural filariasis, lay their eggs in abundant large masses on the... 28619
2848 Pistia stratiotes Human Health Observational Field Water Lettuce is used as a traditional medicine to treat erysipelas and the healing of abrasions.... 28619
2852 Pistia stratiotes Human Health Observational N/A Pistia stratoides is used as an herbal medicine in many countries. Its is commonly used as an... 33795
2853 Pistia stratiotes Human Health Experimental Laboratory This study found that the ethanol extract of Pistia stratiotes has good diuretic activity... 33797
2854 Pistia stratiotes Human Health Observational Field A large number of medicinal properties are attributed to the P. Stratiotes. Pistia... 33801
7136 Pistia stratiotes Human Health Observational Field Pistia stratiotes can also harbor disease-carrying mosquitoes such as Anopheles... 29779
7137 Pistia stratiotes Human Health Anecdotal N/A Taeniorhynchus africanus and Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes breed in ponds and even... 29776
7138 Pistia stratiotes Human Health Observational Field Pistia stratiotes is responsible for "forming dense aggregations of free floating... 29785
9596 Pistia stratiotes Human Health Observational Field In China, In China, Pistia stratiotes create suitable habitat for mosquito oviposition... 43180

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