Nymphaea lotus Niloth phal

Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Nymphaea lotus
Scientific Name and Description
Nymphaea nouchali Burm. f
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb

Plant Synonyms

Plant Synonyms
Nymphaea lotus HOOK. F.( NON L).
Nymphaea pubescens WILLD.
Nymphaea rubra ROXB. EX ANDREWS
Castalia caerulea (Savigny) Tratt.
Leuconymphaea caerulea (Savigny) Kuntze
Nymphaea caerulea Savigny
Nymphaea stellata f. caerulea (Savigny) Casp.
Castalia capensis (Thunb.) J.Schust.
Castalia scutifolia Salisb.
Leuconymphaea berneriana (Planch.) Kuntze
Leuconymphaea emirnensis (Planch.) Kuntze
Nymphaea bernieriana Planch.
Nymphaea caerulea var. albiflora Lovassy
Nymphaea caerulea var. eigii Warb.
Nymphaea caerulea var. versicolor T.Durand & H.Durand
Nymphaea calliantha Conard
Nymphaea calliantha var. nelsonii Burtt Davy
Nymphaea calliantha var. tenuis Conard
Nymphaea capensis Thunb.
Nymphaea capensis var. alba K.C.Landon
Nymphaea capensis var. madagascariensis (DC.) Conard
Nymphaea coerulea Andrews
Nymphaea cyclophylla R.E.Fr.
Nymphaea edgeworthii Lehm.
Nymphaea emirnensis Planch.
Nymphaea engleri Gilg
Nymphaea madagascariensis DC.
Nymphaea magnifica Gilg
Nymphaea mildbraedii Gilg
Nymphaea muschleriana Gilg
Nymphaea nubica Lehm.
Nymphaea radiata Bercht. & Opiz
Nymphaea scutifolia (Salisb.) DC.
Nymphaea spectabilis Gilg
Nymphaea sphaerantha Peter
Nymphaea stellata adscendens Casp.
Nymphaea stellata albida Casp.
Nymphaea stellata approximata Casp.
Nymphaea stellata coerulea Casp.
Nymphaea stellata distans Casp.
Nymphaea stellata immaculata Casp.
Nymphaea stellata immaculata Casp.
Nymphaea stellata lilacina Casp.
Nymphaea stellata lilacina Casp.
Nymphaea stellata maculata Casp.
Nymphaea stellata maculata Casp.
Nymphaea stellata punctata Casp.
Nymphaea stellata spiralis Casp.
Nymphaea stellata vulgaris Casp.
Castalia acutiloba (DC.) Hand.-Mazz.
Castalia stellaris Salisb.
Castalia stellata (Willd.) Blume
Leuconymphaea stellata (Willd.) Kuntze
Nymphaea acutiloba DC.
Nymphaea cahlara Donn
Nymphaea cyanea Roxb. ex G.Don
Nymphaea henkeliana Rehnelt
Nymphaea hookeriana Lehm.
Nymphaea membranacea Wall. ex Casp.
Nymphaea nouchali var. cyanea (Roxb. ex G.Don) M.R.Almeida
Nymphaea punctata Edgew.
Nymphaea rhodantha Lehm.
Nymphaea stellata Willd.
Nymphaea stellata var. albiflora Lovassy
Nymphaea stellata var. cyanea (Roxb. ex G.Don) Hook.f. & Thomson
Nymphaea stellata var. parviflora Hook.f. & Thomson
Nymphaea sumatrana Miq.
Nymphaea voalefoka Lat.-Marl.
Nymphaea ovalifolia Conard
Nymphaea vernayi Bremek. & Oberm.
Nymphaea petersiana Klotzsch
Nymphaea calophylla Gilg
Castalia versicolor (Sims) Tratt.
Nymphaea stellata var. versicolor (Sims) Hook.f. & Thomson
Nymphaea versicolor Sims
Nymphaea malabarica Poir.
Castalia zanzibarensis (Casp.) Britton
Leuconymphaea zanzibariensis (Casp.) Kuntze
Nymphaea caerulea subsp. zanzibariensis (Casp.) S.W.L.Jacobs
Nymphaea capensis var. zanzibariensis (Casp.) Conard
Nymphaea stellata var. zanzibariensis (Casp.) Hook.f.
Nymphaea zanzibariensis Casp.
Nymphaea capensis f. rosea Conard
Nymphaea colorata Peter
Nymphaea colorata var. parviflora Peter
Nymphaea grandiflora Peter
Nymphaea polychroma Peter
Nymphaea purpurascens Peter
Nymphaea zanzibariensis var. azurea Lovassy
Nymphaea zanzibariensis var. pallida Peter
Nymphaea zanzibariensis var. rosea Lovassy
Nymphaea zanzibariensis var. rubra Lovassy
Nymphaea zanzibariensis var. violacea Lovassy
Nymphaea nouchali

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English egyptian lotus
Hindi bhenght, chota kanval, kamal, kanval, koi, koka, kokka, krishna-kamal, kumudini, nilofar
Kannada bile-naidilay, bile-tavaray, bilenaydilie, biletavare, kannaidele, kannaidile, kendaavare, kole hoo, neela naidile, neela thaavare, neela thavare
Malayalam ambel, ampal, cit-ambel, neerampal, vellanpal
Marathi kamal, krishna-kamal, krishnakamal, laal kamal, lal-kamal, lalakamal, raktakamal, saalaka, salak
Sanskrit alagandha, alipriya, alohita, alpapatra, anda, aravinda, arunakamala, bhadra, charunalaka, cumuda, hallaka, indivara, kalharamu, kamala, kokanada, krishnakktotpala, kumuda, kumudam, kunalaya, nilotpala, raktakairava, raktakalhara, raktakamala, raktakumuda, raktambhoja, raktasandhyaka, raktasaroruha, raktavarija, raktavarna, raktotpal, raktotpala, ravipriya, rochana, sandhyaka, shonapadma, somakhya, utpala
Tamil alacam, alakam, allacikkoti, allai, allari, alli, alli mulam, alli ver, alliri, allitamarai, allittamarai, ampal, ampar, ariyakacakkoti, ariyakacam, ataivu, atti, cacampariyam, cacampiriyakkoti, cacampiriyam, cacippiriyam, cantirakantam,cantirakanti, cantirakantimulam, caukantikam, cauntiriyam, cayaka, cayakakkoti, cayam, cevvampal, cikorakam, ciriyaputpam, citalakam ,comapantu, ilapetaki, indiravacham, intiravacam, intiravamam ,intukamalam, iramakkaruni, itciyakam, iyakkurotakkoti, iyakkurotam, karttapam, karttavam, karuneythal, katirppakai, kavelam, kaya,tiyampal, kulai, kulavampal, kumutaki, kumutakikkoti, kumutastam, kuvalakam, kuvalayam, kuvam, kuvelam, kuvelayam, mulakkoti, nedel kalung, neithal, neytar kilanku, nicakacam, nicapuspam, nicaputpam, nikacakakkoti, nikacakam, nikacam, nilotpalam, nirkkamalli, pakarvili, pakarvilikkoti, pennaracukkoti, punnakam,raivatakkoti, raivatam, tarpalam, tavalorpalam, tikkayam, tuvicatam, vellaialli, vellaiyallikkoti, vellambal, vellampal, venalli, venkumutakkoti, venkumutam
Telugu alli kaada, allikada, chandova, changaluva, chitti kaluva, erra kaluva, errakuluva, indeevaramu, indivara, kalava puvvu, kaluva, kaluvva poovu, nalla kalava, nallani padmamu, neeti tamara, tellakaluva, thaamara, thellakalava
Tibetan u tpa la dmar po
Urdu gul nih far, gul nilofar, nilofar
Common names blue lotus, star lotus, red water lily, dwarf aquarium lily, blue water lily, blue star water lily, manel flower,
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Roots
Root tuber
Leaves
Flowers
Petiole
Ethnopharmacology use

Nymphaea nouchali Burm. f. Aquatic perennial herb Tuber, leaves petiole, flower, root Constipation; hemorrhoids; dysentery; jaundice; dyspepsia General Mukti and Rahmatullah 2013


 

Herbs Medical Indications

Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References

Literature

Literature
Mukti and Rahmatullah 2013
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
FLORA OF INDIA VOL 1 Author - ED. B.D. SHARMA & M.SANJAPPA , N.P. BALAKRISHNAN
The Flora of Kerala Vol I Author - Ed. P. Daniel
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of West Bengal Vol 1 Author - BSI Scientist
D.B. DEB Title - FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)

Citations

Herb citations

Nymphaea nouchali. (2024, February 18). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphaea_nouchali