Cautions
Limited safety data; some species may have sedative effects; avoid during pregnancy due to insufficient safety information.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Water leaf family for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation SyndromeInsomnia Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Water leaf family 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 Nymphaeaceae 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 Antimicrobial5 records
- Benefit Calming2 records
- Benefit Skin5 records, 1 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome10 records, 1 in people
- Insomnia Syndrome3 records
