Orchid Water Lily (Nymphaea stellata)

兰睡莲lán shuì liánLanshuilian

Nymphaea stellata · Plant

Nymphaea, standing in for Nymphaea stellata
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains aporphine and nuciferine; may have psychoactive effects; avoid with psychiatric conditions and during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Orchid Water Lily for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation SyndromeInsomnia Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Orchid Water Lily does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit CalmingBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Nymphaea stellata and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Calming0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome2 records
  • Insomnia Syndrome0 records