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Crude drug name | Market name | Gul-e-nilofar |
|---|---|---|
| Urudu name | Gule-nilofar | |
| Arabic name / Persian name | Nilufar-i-hindi / Nilofar | |
| English name | Water Lily | |
| Original plant name | Nymphaea nouchali Burm. f., Water Lily | |
| Family name | Nymphaeaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | flower |
| Collection information | Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Karachi [Karachi], Sind , Amjad Unani Medicine (Pvt.) Ltd. | |
| Collection date | 1994/1/22 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba | |
| Identifier | Javed Ahmad | |
| Description | Features: Flowers solitary, 10 to 20cm across, red, pale rose or white, opens in the morning only; peduncles very long, usually pubescent. Sepals oblong, obtuse, 5 to 10 ribbed. Petals about 12 oblong, obtuse. The stamens numerous; anthers without appendages; filaments much dilated at the base; pollen smooth. | |
| TMPW No. | 14507 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Urudu name, English name | Gule-nilofar, Water Lily | |||
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| Arabic name / Persian name | Nilufar-i-hindi / Nilofar | ||||
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| Original plant name | Nymphaea nouchali Burm. f. | ||||
| Family name | Nymphaeaceae | ||||
| Used part | Flowers | ||||
| Distribution area | A floating aquatic ornamental herb found in the lakes of Kashmir and other watery places. It is native of Central Africa. It is also found in the lakes and rivers of Baghdad (Iran) and Egypt. | ||||
| Description | Nymphaea has many kinds. One kind is having the sky blue flowers, while the other kind is having red or white flower, upto 13cm. in diameter, mostly floating on water; the fruit is sponge like and matures inside the water. Nilofar found in hot climate is considered effective than that which is found in cold climate (Saifuddin). | ||||
| Function and properties | Chest, Heart, Fevers. Refrigerant, cardiac tonic, demulcent and sedative (for yellow bile). Its syrup is highly attenuant. | ||||
| Specific actions | Cardiotonic, demulcent and sedative (for yellow bile). | ||||
| Frequency in use | Common. | ||||
| Common uses | Chest: Flowers are said to alleviate cough, extra bilious humours, vomiting, giddiness and burning sensation of the skin. Its syrup is good in cough and pleurisy. Heart: Flowers decoction is also regarded as useful in palpitation and weakness of the heart. Fevers: Syrup of the flowers made in sugar and water is useful in remittent and other high fevers, heat, apoplexy and inflammatory ailment of brain. | ||||
| Side effect | Not easily digestible. Prolong use may cause internal obstructions. | ||||
| Medical system | Unani | ||||
| Traditional concept | Temperament | It is cold and moist in the first degree (Saifuddin). The flowers are cold and moist in the second degree. The temperament of Indian variety of blue water lily is similar to that of belladonna (Avicenna). | |||
| Drug effect | The flowers are considered beneficial in excessive thirst. It is also benefit imparting to the temple of head. It is cardiotonic. | ||||
| Dosage | 3 to 5gm. | ||||
| Substitute | Murrabah Amla (Phyllanthus emblica Linn.), preserve and Sherbat Amla, syrup of Indian gooseberry. | ||||
| Related drugs | 1) Nymphaea stellata Willd. (Eng. Indian blue water lily). A large perennial aquatic herb found in ponds and ditches throughout India. Flowers solitary, 7.5-15 cm. in diameter, usually pale violet, less commonly light blue or purple, sometimes faintly fragrant, open all the day; peduncles long. 2) Nymphaea alba Linn. (Eng. European white water lily) A perennial aquatic herb found in the lakes of Kashmir; native of Europe and N. Africa. | ||||
| Corrigent (corrective) | Hyoscyamus niger Linn. | ||||
| Important compound preparations | Habb-Zehr Mohra and Kushta Aqiq. | ||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants, 1956. Chopra, R.N., Nayar, S.L. and Chopra, I.C., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. - New Edition (1996) National Institute Science Communication; Supplement p 177. Illustrated Manual of Herbal Drugs Used in Ayurveda, 1996. Sarin, Y.K., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi p 194. Indian Medicinal Plants (Second Edition), Vols. 1-5, 1993. Kirtikar, K.R. and Basu. B.D., Periodical Experts Book Agency, Delhi Vol. 1, pp 112-113. Dictionary of Economic Plants in India, 1996 (2nd Rep.). Singh, U; Wadhwani, A. M. and Johri B.M. Indian council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. pp 152-153. Al-Qanun Fil-Tibb. Avicenna. (English translation of the critical Arabic text), Book 2, 1998. Hameed, H. A. (editor), Dept. of Islamic Studies, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi. pp 458-459. Hamdard Pharmcopoeia of Eastern medicine, 1969. Said, H. M. (editor), The Times Press, Sadar Karachi. pp 103, 230. Indusyunic Medicine, 1997. Usmanghani, K., Saeed, A. and Alam, M. T. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi. pp 311-313. Unani Adwiyah Mufradah, 1984. Ali, Saifuddin, A. (3rd edi.). Taraqi-e-Urdu Bureau, R. K. Puram, New Delhi. pp 273-275. | |||
| Remarks | Avicenna (Ibn Sina) and other physicians have described this drug. Its other parts i.e. filaments, seeds and roots are also used in Unani system of medicine. Lotus flowers are either white, pink, red or blue. | ||||
| Last renewal date | 2024/02/26 | ||||
