Water chestnut

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Antibiotic, Bactericide

Science studied: ASH, CALCIUM, BETA-CAROTENE, FIBER

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Cyperaceae

Scientific name: Eleocharis dulcis

Common names: Water chestnut, Chinese Water Chestnut, Chinese water chestnut, Chinese water-chestnut, Chinese waterchestnut, Chinese waterkastanje, Củ Mã Thầy, Củ Năng, Vízigesztenye, Wasserkastanie, Water Chestnut, bahnička sladká, cabezas de negrito, castaña de agua

POWO: 306797-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in India.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Antibiotic
• Bactericide

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• India

Documented cultural uses

• Antibiotic
• Bactericide

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Antibiotic · India · "
• Bactericide · India · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Characterization of the mitochondrial genome of the aquatic vegetable Eleocharis dulcis (Burm. f.) Trin. ex Hensch.: the first representative of genus Eleocharis with evolutionary insights in Cyperaceae. · 2026 source ↗
• Telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of Eleocharis dulcis and expression profiles during corm development. · 2024 source ↗
• Pasting, structural properties, and in vitro digestibility of water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis Burm. f., Cyperaceae) starch co-gelatinized with different hydrocolloids · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ASH
• CALCIUM
• BETA-CAROTENE
• FIBER
• KILOCALORIES
• NIACIN
• PROTEIN
• PUCHIIN
• SODIUM
• STARCH
• THIAMIN
• WATER
• CARBOHYDRATES
• ASCORBIC-ACID
• FAT
• IRON

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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