Wal Urapatu (Salvinia)
Salvinia molesta
About Wal Urapatu (Salvinia)
Wal Urapatu (Salvinia) (Salvinia molesta) is a herb used in the Sri Lankan Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Wound Healing, Skin Health, Fever, and Digestive Issues, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Salvinia molesta, commonly known as giant salvinia, or as kariba weed after it infested a large portion of the reservoir of the same name, is an aquatic fern, native to south-eastern Brazil. It is a free floating plant that does not attach to the soil, but instead remains buoyant on the surface of a body of water. The fronds are 0.5–4 cm long and broad, with a bristly surface caused by the hair-like strands that join at...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist