BOTANICAL NAME

NYMPHOEA STELLATA

FAMILY

NYMPHAEACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Asitotpala, Indivara, Indivaram, Indiwar, Kahlarah, Kandota, Kandotha, Kumuda, Kumudah, Kuvalaya, Mridutpala, Nilakamala, Nilaliya, Nilambujanma, Nilapadma, Nilapatra, Nilotpala, Nilpankaja, Nilpatraka, Saugandhika, Utpala, Utpalaka, Utpalam

HINDI : Lilophal, Nilkamal, Nilpadma

DISTRIBUTION

WHOLE OF INDIA

DOSE

Swaras 0 - 20 ml, Him 50 - 100 ml, Churna 3 - 6 gm

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Acid, Tannic acid, Carbohydrate, Protein

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Laghu, Snigdh, Pichil

Madhur, Kashay, Tikt

Madhur

Sheet

Dah-parshaman

THERAPEUTIC USES

Coolant

Urinary tract infection

Anti-pyretic

Heart ailments

Abdominal disorders

General weakness

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Lavangadi churna

Maha triphaladya ghrita

Grahanimihir taila

Chandanasava