Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

European white waterlily

Plant

Family

Nymphaeaceae

English

European white waterlily, Nenuphar, Nilofar, Nymphaea alba, Waterlily, White lotus, White pond lily, White water-lily

Latin

Nymphaea alba L., Nymphæa alba L., Nymphaea alba ssp. alba L.

Plantparts

Blossom, Root, Seed, Underground stem, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal trouble, Ache, Aches, Adstringent, Alleviating, analgesic, Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antalgic, Anti-Bronchitic, Anti-dysenteric, Antihemorrhagic, Antihæmorrhagic, Anxiety, Anxiety disorder, Anxiety disorders, Anxious, Asthenia of kidney, Astrigent, Astringent, Bleeding Stancher, Bloody flux, Boil, Bronchial catarrh, Bronchitis, Bronquite, Calmative, Calming of nerves, cardiac, cardiac atony, cardiac debility, cardiac lassitude, Cardiac tonic, Cardiac trophorestorative, Cardiotonic, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, check bleeding, Chronic pain, complaints of the stomach, cough, Coughing, Coughs, decrease sexual desire, Demulcent, disease of the stomach, disorder of the kidneys, dysentery, emollient, Emollients, Freight, furuncle, Furuncles, Gastropathy, good for the heart, haemostatic, headache, Headaches, head pains, Heart restorative, heart tonic, heart weakening, Hemostat, hemostatic, Hæmostatic, indigestion, inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth, inhibit bleeding, Insomnia, Kidney Ailments, kidney complaints, kidney disease, Kidney diseases, kidney disorders, kidney problem, kidney problems, Kidney tonic, Kidney treatment, kidney trouble, mitigating, Moisturizers, Nephropathy, Nervousness, No medical use, no medicinal use, Pain, painful disorders, painkiller, pain relief, pain-relieving, Pains, pains in general, pain stilling, palliative, relaxes the nervous system, Renal disease, Renal disorders, renal problems, Scrofula, Scrofulosis, sedative, Sleeplessness, soothe, soothes headaches, soothes nerves, Soothing, sores, Stanches blood, staunches bleeding, Stiptic, Stomach aliment, stomach complaints, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, stomach problems, stomach trouble, Stomatitis, Stop bleeding, stops bleeding, styptic, supress desires of the flesh, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Traumatic injury, Used in the treatment of cough, Weakness of the bladder, Wound, wound care, wounds, wound treatment

Warnings

Poison, Poisonous, Toxic

Foods

coffee substitute, Substitute for coffee, used as a coffee additive

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Cyprus

Ingredients

 alkaloid, Myricitrin, Nupharine, Tannic acid, Tanning agents

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0202

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