Common Name
English :India blue water lily
Hindi :Nilpadma
Manipuri :Thariktha
Scientific Name
Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)
Family :Nymphaeaceae
Genus :Nymphaea
Species :stellata Willd.
Habit :Aquatic rooting herb
Parts Used :Leaf, Flower, Root
Mode of Preparation :Rhizomes and tender leaves used as vegetable. Flowers crushed for decoction. Leaves crushed with water for extract. Dried root stock ground into powder.
Mode of use :Local Application, Decoction, Fresh
Ingredients :Plant contains ursolic, betulinic, oleanolic scids, b-sitosterol, b-amyrin and quercetin.
Ailment Treated:Leaf extract is applied on burns. Root stock powder is given in dyspepsia, diarrhoea and piles. Decoction of flower is narcotic and used in palpitation of heart. Seeds are stomachic and restorative. Petiole paste along with little common salt, seed powder of Cuminum cymunum, butter and few drops of honey is taken against excessive menstrual discharge.
Source:Generally grown in fresh water bodies; occasionally cultivated in ponds.
