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Botanical Name |
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Nymphaea odorata Aiton |
English
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Cow cabbage,Cow lily, Fragrant water lily, Pond lily, Sweet scented pond lily, Sweet scented water lily, Sweet water lily, Toad lily, Water cabbage, Water nymph, White pond lily, White water lily, American white waterlily |
Synonym(s) |
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Nymphaea maximiliani Lehm., Nymphaea rosea Raf. |
Family |
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Nymphaeaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A floating aquatic plant with large fragrant white or pink flowers and flat round floating leaves. The fragrant white flowers of this rhizomatous aquatic perennial are 3-6 in. across when open but they close at night or on very cloudy days. The flowers are borne on long stalks and are either floating or emergent. The large floating leaves to 1 ft. across are green above and reddish beneath. |
| Herb Effects |
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Alterative, anodyne, antiseptic, astringent and demulcent (root) |
Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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A tea made from the roots is used in the treatment of TB, chronic bronchial complaints, diarrhoea, dysentery, gastrointestinal inflammation, gonorrhoea, vaginal discharge, inflamed glands, mouth sores and to stop bleeding. A poultice made from the roots is used in the treatment of swellings, boils, tumours, inflamed skin, vaginitis etc. |
| Reference |
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 James A Duke and Maryl Fulton. Handbook of Medicinal Herbs - 2nd Edition, P: 763, CRC Press July 2002.
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