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Water Lily

Scientific name :Nymphaea stellata

 

Family :Nymphaeaceae

 

Habitat : Annual water lily

 

Medicinal Uses : Powdered rhizomes of Aambal are given for dyspepsia , diarrhoea and piles . Infusion is emollient and diuretic and is used for blenorrhaqia and diseases of urinary tract. Macerated leaves are used for erysipelas and seeds as stomachic and restorative . Decoration of flowers is narcotic .

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Uploaded on February 26, 2009
Taken on February 22, 2009