| Synonym : | Nymphaea stellata Willd.
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| Bangla Name : | Chhoto Shaluk, Nil Padma, Nil Sapla, Sundi. |
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| English Name : | Blue water-lily. |
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| Family : | Nymphaeaceae |
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| Disease : | Cooling, alterative, dispels biliousness, erysipelas, narcotic, anti-aphrodisiac, stomachic, restorative, emollient and diuretic, blenorrhagia. |
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| Description : | An aquatic herb. Leaves 12.5-20 cm diam., elliptic-orbicular, rather broadly peltate, margins irregularly repand-dentate, often blotched with purple or dull red on the under surface. Petioles and pedicels very long. Flowers solitary, 7.5-15 cm diam., pale violet, less commonly light blue or purple, petals oblong to oblong-lanceolate. Fruit a globular spongy berry. |
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| Distribution : | All over the country in lakes, ponds and ditches. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | - |
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| Uses : | The plant is cooling and alterative, dispels biliousness, improve taste, strengthens the body and promotes the growth of hair. Leaves are applied topically in erysipelas. Decoction of the flower is narcotic and anti-aphrodisiac. Seeds are considered a pow |
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| Habit : | Herb |
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