Water lily WHITE
nymphaea alba
Water lily WHITE
nymphaea alba
Family
: Ninfáceas.
Description
aquatic
plant with fleshy rhizome horizontal, thick, submerged in sediment, with the scars of fallen leaves. The sheets, fitted with
a
cylindrical largísimo petiole, are circular or oval, solitary, ACORAZONADO at the base. The flowers, solitary, with
a
long stalk, are white to pink, with sepals and lanceolate oval, oblong large petals. The fruit is
a
capsule submerged, which contains seeds oval.
Common
in ponds, lakes, springs, flowing water, marshes, and so on. Its
development
in height depends on the depth of the water. Is collected in
summer
and
autumn
.
Used parts:
Rhizome and flowers.
Chemical compounds:
Ninfalina, ninfeína, resin, tannins, starch, chlorophyll.
Directions:
Anafrodisíaco, soothing, parasimpatholytic.
How to use:
Infusion, dyeing, fluid extract, distilled water.
Of interest:
The rhizomes with several years of age can be eaten because of its high concentration in starch. The seeds are toasted and used as
coffee
. The flowers are preserved in brine. The action seems anafrodisíaca currently recognized, and therefore, this species is useful in nymphomania and in the
genital
ERET.
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