A REVIEW ON TYPHA ANGUSTATA

ABSTRACT

Typha angustata is perennial plant. And is an Aquatic weed is widely grown in water logged areas and belongs to the Typhaceae family in plant kingdom. Typha is a genus of Typha angustata. It contains eleven species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Typhaceae. The Genus has a largely northern hemisphere distribution but it essentially cosmopolitan. Medicinal plants are the nature’s gift to the Human being to have disease free healthy life. It plays a vital role to preserve our health. In recent times, the use of herbal products has increased tremendously in western countries in the world where the medicinal plant sector is a part of the honored tradition that is respected even todays. Typha angustata is an important plant of tropical regions .mainly it is distributed in the India, Japan and china.

Key words: Typha angustata, India, Japan.