Scientific Synonyms:
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Previous name used in the website: |
Nymphoides indica |
Family name: |
MENYANTHACEAE
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English name: |
Water Snowflake Fringed Waterlily False Indian Waterlily Water Gentian
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Sinhala name: |
Kumudu (කුමුදු) Maha ambala (මහ ඇඹල) Olu (ඕලු)
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Tamil name: |
Chinnambal
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Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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Description: |
Perennial herb, rhizome oblique. Petioled branches to 1.36 m long. Floating leaves 6.5-27 x 3.5-24 cm, deeply cordate at base, with nerves obscure above, prominent on glandless lower surface; petioles 16 cm long. Umbels of more than 20 flowers. Bracts to 7 x 3 mm long. Pedicels 5.5-12 cm long. Corolla white; tube 2 mm long, the throat yellow; limb to 2.4-4.2 cm in diameter; lobes 5-7. Capsule 6-8 x 4.5-5 mm. Seeds 1.25 mm, globose, yellowish-white.
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Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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Edible parts: |
Available soon
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Treatment for: |
Bleeding disorders Dysentery Wounds Leucorrhoea Candida infections Menorrhagia
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Parts used in Treatment: |
Tuber Stems Flowers Stamens Seeds
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Related Medical Properties: |
Reduces aggravation of pitha and kapha dosha
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