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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Nuphar luteum (Nymphaeaceae)

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Common name(s)
Sarinilufer; Nenufar Amarillo; Pondlily,Yellow

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Anaphrodisiac Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Aphrodisiac Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Calmative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cancer(Uterus) US Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Stimulant Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.