Description

Belonging to the genus Nymphaeaceae, Nymphaea Alba or Water lilies/Gul-e-Neelofer, Kanwal Ka Phool (گُل نیلوفر, کنول کا پھول) are aquatic plants growing perennially from a sunken stem buried in the mud, where the rootlets of the plant put away for anchor. This aquatic plant produces leaves that are rotund, rubbery and deeply serrated at the base. The plant produces a white blossom with several petals during the period between June and September. The flowers have a white hue having numerous small stamens within. Water lily has a preference for big lakes and ponds.

• English Name: Water Lily Flower
• Urdu Name: گُل نیلوفر , کنول کا پھول
• Scientific Name: Nymphaea Alba

Uses & Health Benefits:

• Chronic diarrhea.
• Vaginal conditions, when applied directly.
• Diseases of the throat and mouth, when applied directly.
• Burns and boils, when applied directly.
• To treat other conditions, such as kidney pain.
• Generally, the flowers have a soothing and tranquilizing impact on the nervous system which makes the flowers valuable for treating conditions like nervous anxiety, insomnia as well as other problems involving the agitation of the nerves.
• Water lily plant encloses active alkaloids, such as nymphaeine and nupharine. While traditional herbal medicine extensively used the roots, stalks and flowers of water lily, actually the petals as well as other floral parts of this aquatic plant are extremely strong and effective.

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