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Ethnobotanical Plant Nymphaea stellata

Common Name
Utpala

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
Blennorrhea Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea India Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic India Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery India Duke, 1992 *
Dyspepsia Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emollient Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emollient India Duke, 1992 *
Eruption Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Erysipelas Malagasy Duke, 1992 *
Erysipelas Malagasy Duke, 1992 *
Fever Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Narcotic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Piles Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Piles India Duke, 1992 *
Restorative Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Stomachic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Tonic India Duke, 1992 *
Tumor(Abdomen) India Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.