Lindl.Synonym: V amazonica Sow.Family: Nymphaeaceae.
Habitat: Native to South America; grown in pools in botanic gardens.
English: Royal Waterlily. Water Maize (seeds).Ayurvedic: Brihat-patra Kamal.
Action: Seed—refrigerant, cooling to the nervous system. Pond Lily root—externally, astringent, antiscrofulous. An infusion is used as a gargle for ulcers in the mouth and throat.
The leaves contain the anthocyanins, delphinidin and cyanidin.... victoria regia
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