Water Lily (Nymphaea nouchali Burm. f): An Ancient Treasure of Food and Medicine

IF 0.7 Q4 PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY

Pharmacognosy Research Pub Date : 2023-02-22 DOI:10.5530/pres.15.2.024

Basani Kiranmai, M. Sandhyarani, Ashok Kumar Tiwari

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Abstract

Nymphaea nouchali (Syn. Nymphaea stellata Willd.) from family Nymphaeaceae, is a species of perennial aquatic flowering plant with huge round floating leaves and rhizomes. It is well-known and prominent herb in Ayurveda and Siddha system of medicines with multiple medicinal properties. It comes from southern and eastern regions of Asia, and is a national blossom of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Scientific investigation has revealed that it exhibits vast range of pharmacological actions, namely antihyperglycemic, antioxidant, antimicrobial, analgesic, antiinflammatory, antipyretic, antitumor, hepatoprotective, antiulcer, antihelmintic, antinociceptive, immunomodulatory activities etc. Polyphenols, flavonoids, sterols, alkaloids, saponins, tannins, protein, nymphasterol, nymphayol have been recognized as important factors in the medicinal effects of N. nouchali . The present review focuses on pharmacological and phytochemical investigation of N. nouchali .

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睡莲（Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f）：古代食物和药物的瑰宝

牛睡莲（Nymphaea nouchali）是睡莲科的一种多年生水生开花植物，具有巨大的圆形漂浮叶和根茎。它是阿育吠陀和悉达教药物体系中著名和突出的草药，具有多种药用特性。它来自亚洲南部和东部地区，是斯里兰卡和孟加拉国的国花。科学研究表明，它具有广泛的药理作用，即抗高血糖、抗氧化、抗菌、镇痛、抗炎、解热、抗肿瘤、保肝、抗溃疡、抗过敏、抗伤害、免疫调节等活性，若虫醇已被认为是影响努查利猪笼草药效的重要因素。本文对牛乳杆菌的药理和植物化学研究进行了综述。

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