Water Lily Leaf Tung (Nymphaea tetragona)

睡莲叶桐shuì lián yè tóngShuilianyetong

Nymphaea tetragona · Plant

Nymphaea tetragona
Photo: Hooker, William; Salisbury, R. A.; Shury, D. N., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; likely has effects similar to other Nymphaea species; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeInsomnia Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Water Lily Leaf Tung 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 tetragona 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.