Difference between revisions of "Nuphar advena - Yellow pond-lily"

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Nuphar advena, Yellow pond-lily

Yellow pond-lily is a species of nuphar native throughout the eastern United States and at least some parts of Canada. It is similar to the Eurasian species N. lutea and is treated as a subspecies of it by some botanists, though differing significantly in genetics.

Uses

Sexual irritability, Blood diseases, Chills, Curing liver disorders, Swellings, Inflammations, Cuts, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stalk, Rhizome.

Chemical Composition

This plant grows in ponds, marshes, and sluggish streams, in most parts of the United States, flowering from June to September; the flowers shut at night and open about sunrise, and the seeds ripen under water.^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Joint Fir, Mormon Tea

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	elliptic	Submerged leaves roundish and wrinkled

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	4–6 cm	Yellow	5-20	The 4–6 yellowish-green sepals are much longer than the petals

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
simple	7–10 mm	clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown		many	{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

A water plant requiring a rich soil and a sunny position^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lakes, ponds, rivers, bays of brackish water.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "History and Chemical Composition"

[Leaf-2] "plant decsription"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "Cultivation details"

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+'''Yellow pond-lily''' is a species of nuphar native throughout the eastern United States and at least some parts of Canada. It is similar to the Eurasian species N. lutea and is treated as a subspecies of it by some botanists, though differing significantly in genetics.
-'''Yellow pond-lily''' is a species of Nuphar native throughout the eastern United States and at least some parts of Canada, such as Nova Scotia. It is similar to the Eurasian species N. lutea, and is treated as a subspecies of it by some botanists, though differing significantly in genetics.
 ==Uses==
-{{Uses|sexual irritability}}, {{Uses|blood diseases}}, {{Uses|chills}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|swellings}}, {{Uses|inflammations}}, {{Uses|cuts}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
+{{Uses|Sexual irritability}}, {{Uses|Blood diseases}}, {{Uses|Chills}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Swellings}}, {{Uses|Inflammations}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
 ==Parts Used==