Nymphyae, Water Lilly

Nilofar, Nasreen (Unani)
New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563
Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578
The Family Flora and Materia Medica Botanica, Good, 1847

Botanical name:
Nymphea alba. Related species have been used.

Parts used:
Mainly Root and Seed; also Flower and Leaf

Temperature & Taste:
Root and Seed: Cool, dry. Flower: Cool, moist

Classifications:
2Q. ANODYNE.   
3B. FEBRIFUGE & ANTIPYRETIC.    3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.    3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS.    3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE.    3M. ARTHRITIC
4a. CEPHALIC.    4c. CARDIAC.    4g. HEPATIC.    4h. NEPHRITIC.    4i. UTERINE.    4j. NERVINE

Uses:
1. Clears Heat and Toxin (leaf, flower):
-Heat, Fever, all types of Inflammation; 'heat and thinness of Blood'

2. Clears Heat, Calms the Mind and Spirit (mostly flower):
-Cools the Heart, calms the Mind and Nerves (flower)

3. Clears Heat, Astringes the Kidneys: (Root)
-hot, sharp Urine

4. Externally:
-Externally for Heat and Fever
-calms the mind, causes Sleep (washes, foot baths and other topical application of the Leaves and Flowers)
-douches for Leukorrhea and Vaginitis (root)
-root is used in douches (and taken internally) for Uterine cancer, it is said to have been very useful (Grieves)


Main Combinations:
1. Calm the Mind and Spirit and clear Heat, Water Lily  ... available in PRO version
2. Madness:
i. Water Lily flower with  ... available in PRO version
ii. Water Lily flower with  ... available in PRO version
3. To Cool the Blood, Water Lily  ... available in PRO version
4. Prevent Miscarriage from Heat and Kidney weakness, Water Lily  ... available in PRO version
5. Gonorrhea or Spermatorrhea from Heat:
i. Water Lily root with  ... available in PRO version
ii. Water Lily root with  ... available in PRO version
6. Spermatorrhea, Water Lily with  ... available in PRO version

Major Formulas:
Decoction of Water Lily Compound
Syrup of Water Lily Flowers
Syrup of Agnus Castus Compound
Powder for Madness (2) (Rondeletius)
Powder of Montagnana for Kidney Ulcers (Nicholas)
Cooling Pearl Powder (Diamargariton Frigidum) (Nicholas)
Restorative Electuary (Antidotus Analeptica) (Nicholas)
Electuary to Restore Humidity (Arnold de Villa Nova)


Cautions:
‘Frequent use extinguishes venereous actions’. (Culpeper)
1. Not used in Cold and weakness of the Kidneys

Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water of the Flowers, Syrup of the Flowers made by Infusion, Compound Syrup, Conserve of the White Flowers, Infused Oil of the Flowers, Ointment of Water Lilies