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Ethnobotanical Plant Nymphaea sp

Common Name
Nenuphar

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Deobstruent India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Epistaxis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Fever India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Hematemesis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Hematofeces China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Hemostat China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Intestine India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Masticatory Haiti Brutus, T.C., and A.V. Pierce-Noel. 1960. Les Plantes et les Legumes d'Hati qui Guerissent. Imprimerie De L'Etat, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Metrorrhagia China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Puerperium India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Sore India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Vaginitis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.