Details of Medicinal Plants

Alisma Rhizome

Alisma Rhizome
Alisma Tuber is the tuber of Alisma orientale Juzepczuk (Alismataceae), from which periderm has been usually removed.
Alisma Rhizome contains alisol as an ingredient and is said to have a diuretic effect and to ameliorate thirst. Alisma orientale blooms cute little pale pink flowers in summer. This flower does not bloom in the morning but only in the afternoon.