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Nymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze
Scientific Synonyms:

Previous name used in the website: Nymphoides indica
Family name: MENYANTHACEAE
English name: Water Snowflake
Fringed Waterlily
False Indian Waterlily
Water Gentian
Sinhala name: Kumudu (කුමුදු)
Maha ambala (මහ ඇඹල)
Olu (ඕලු)
Tamil name: Chinnambal
Sanskrit name: Available soon
Conservation status: LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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.
Native Distribution Status: Native
Edible parts: Available soon
Treatment for: Bleeding disorders
Dysentery
Wounds
Leucorrhoea
Candida infections
Menorrhagia
Parts used in Treatment: Tuber
Stems
Flowers
Stamens
Seeds
Related Medical Properties: Reduces aggravation of pitha and kapha dosha
Further Information: Kew Garden’s Medicinal Plant Names Services




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