Abstract

PHARMOCOGNOSTIC STUDIES ON NYMPHAEA SPP

Archana Pareek* and Ashwani Kumar

Abstract

Wetlands provide a unique habitat for several medicinal plants. Attempts has been made to document some of the little known medicinal properties of wetland plants used by local community of India. Nymphaea is a genus of aquatic perennial plants having showy flowers (white, blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily currently Nymphaea, they grow from an under water stem. which is buried in the mud and sends rootlets for anchorage. Water lily, the member of the Nymphaeaceae family, is the symbol of Buddhism and Brahmanism in India. The plant has great medicinal value. Present review deals with various species and their applications in traditional medicines.

Keywords: Aquatic angiosperms, Biodiversity, Medicinal value and Wetlands of India.