Nymphaea pubescens is native to tropical asia, this exquisitely flowering aquatic perennial is commonly cultivated in water gardens and appreciated for its beauty and elegance. Plants with crimsonred petals have been referred to as n. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Nymphaea is a genus of aquatic plants in the family nymphaeaceae. Sep 25, 2019 nymphaea alba, also known as the european white water lily, white water rose or white nenuphar, is an aquatic flowering plant of the family nymphaeaceae.
Nymphaea pubescens red lotus flowers sacred lily of the. Nymphaea pubescens, the hairy water lily or pink waterlily, is a species of water lily. Nymphaea pubescens has round leave blades above the water and heartshaped below, abaxially densely pubescent. Jagannadham, ammani kandru 1department of biotechnology. Cascading zigzags evoke wind on the water, interspersed with floral shell lace bands.
Nymphaea the type genus of the family nymphaeaceae. Nymphaea pubescens is known under a number of different synonyms, the most common of which is nymphaea rubra for the reddish variant known under the commercial name red water lily, which often has also purplish leaves. This page was last edited on 18 december 2019, at 15. The flowers of hairy water lily are 15cm in diameter and vary from white to pink, mauve and purple. Water lily an aquatic herb of genus nymphaea, family nymphaeaceae, a precious perennial aquatic flower plant, is divided into two ecological groups, namely tropical and hardy water lily. Liver produces large amounts of oxygen free radicals. Leaves pubescent beneath, margin sharply dentate mucronate. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Bangladesh national herbarium for free identification and accession number of. Antidiabetic activity of nymphaea pubescens ethanolic. You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. Plants of the genus are known commonly as water lilies, or waterlilies in the. Clarification genus nymphaea subgenera lotos international.
We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. The common name, shared with some other genera in the same family, is waterlily or waterlily. Nymphaea pubescens willdenow is a mediumsized tropical water lily distributed in the asian tropcis from pakistan over india to indonesia, the philippines and papuanew guinea. Nov 05, 2015 nymphaea pubescens indian red water lily. It was estimated with an prevalence of 171 million people in 2000 and also likely to increase to 366 million people by 2030 world wide 1. There are about 50 species in the genus nymphaea, some of which are dietary plants, as the stems, young leaves, seeds and flower buds are consumed as salad or cooked as vegetable. Lotus form waxy green bowl like foliage to 2 across that generally rise above the water, as with the flowers are born on stalks peduncles above the water. Pdf development of olu nymphaea pubescens willd seed flour.
Nymphaea definition is the type genus of the family nymphaeaceae including numerous typical water lilies with sometimes fragrant flowers that have four green sepals and numerous petals which are as large as the sepals in the outer whorls and diminish centrally to the size and appearance of stamens and occur in white, pink to red, blue, and yellow in various members of the genus. Nymphaea pubescens extract was toxic to b16 melanoma cells. Leaf blade ovateelliptic to suborbicular, 152650 cm, papery, abaxially densely pubescent, peltate more than 5 mm from base of sinus, base deeply. Nymphaea pubescenson blood sugar level and glycosylated hemoglobin 48effect of ethanolic extract from the root and rhizome ofnymphaea pubescens on body weight, urine sugar and glycogen content 49effect of the ethanolic extract from the root and rhizome of nymphaea pubescens on lipid profile. If you dont want this plant to form floating leaves, try pruning.
The floating leaves are large and round with a radial notch. Nymphaea pubescens showed higher capacity of scavenging free radical activity than nymphaea stellate and also related phenolic content. Pdf wetlands provide a unique habitat for several medicinal plants attempt has been made. Henkel nymphaea rosea sims sweet the hairy water lily or pink waterlily nymphaea pubescens is a species of water lily. Nymphaea alba, also known as the european white water lily, white water rose or white nenuphar, is an aquatic flowering plant of the family nymphaeaceae. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Ymphaea pubescens willd water lily is a floating aquatic rhizomatous plant. The present study was to evaluate antidiabetic activity ofnymphaea pubescens in. Nymphaea pubescens white 155002000 seeds, hairy water lily. Antidiabetic activity of nymphaea pubescens ethanolic extract. Pdf effect of nymphaea pubescens leaf extract on growth. Npw was found to be the most potent free radical scavenger ec 50 nymphaea pubescens is native to tropical asia, this exquisitely flowering aquatic perennial is commonly cultivated in water gardens and appreciated for its beauty and elegance. The white flowers are quite large, about 15 cm in diameter when fully open. Contrastingly, low concentrations showed a decrease in cellular oxidants associated with the.
Phytochemical investigation of nymphaea pubescens and study of. Potential antidiabetic, hypolipidaemic and antioxidant effects of nymphaea pubescens extract in alloxan induced diabetic rats shajeela. Nymphaea pubescens simple english wikipedia, the free. White hairy water lily this aquatic plant is common in shallow lakes and ponds throughout temperate and tropical asia, to northeastern australia, papua new guinea and india. Some taxa occur as introduced species where they are not native, and some are weeds. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Nymphaea alba white waterrose national flower of kazakhstan. Composition of white water lily nymphaea pubescens willd. Nymphaea rosea sims sweet the hairy water lily or pink waterlily nymphaea pubescens is a species of water lily. Nymphaea definition of nymphaea by the free dictionary. This page was last edited on 19 september 2018, at 04. Nymphaea pubescens willd nymphaeaceae is a perennial aquatic rhizoma tous stoloniferous herb. Nymphaea alba wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the fr.
Nymphaea pubescens wild nymphaeaceae is a fascinating aquatic plant. This is, however, evolutionarily incorrect, as the lotus and waterlilies are practically unrelated. Molecular docking studies of guggultetrol from nymphaea. Largest of all is victoria, which has impressive circular, floating leaves that attain 2 metres 6. Antibacterial activity of nymphaea pubescens willd.
Medical university guindy, chennai600 032, india in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of by e. Pdf effect of nymphaea pubescens leaf extract on growth of. Relationship between the composition of flavonoids and. Pdf a new record of nymphaea nymphaeaceae for flora of nepal. R the present study was designed to investigate the possible antidiabetic, hypolipidaemic and antioxidant effects of ethanol extract of nymphaea pubescens tuber. Nymphaea is a genus of aquatic perennial plants having showy. Pdf the research was conducted to investigate the potential of incorporation of olu white water lily or hairy water lily, nymphaea pubescens. The free amino acids composition of these four species also reported in our study with thin layer chromatography.
Detailed description, illustration and relevant notes are provided. Nymphaea lotus wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the free encyclopedia. This fingering weight shawl was first designed for bead biz and june pryce fiber arts using a mini skein gradient set. In egyptian, hindu and buddhist religions lotus flowers have long been revered, the belief being that this special flower may bring one prosperity, fertility, purity and. An illustrated compilation of philippine medicinal plants by dr godofredo stuart, with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and medicinal research. They contain phenolic pigments that play a major role in free radical scavenging. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. This treatment may include plants referred to as n. Nymphaea rubra 20082020 lilium aquae di alice galante, partita iva.
It was estimated with an prevalence of 171 million people in 2000 and also likely to. Nymphaeaceae is an aquatic plant familiar as water lily in english and saplashaluk in bengali. The ethanol extract of nymphaea pubescens tuber at a dose of 200mgkg and 500mgkg body weight were administered at single dose per day to diabetes induced rats for a period of 14 days. The common name, shared with some other genera in the same family, is waterlily or waterlily many species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and many cultivars have been bred related pages. It is the official national flower of bangladesh respectively. Effect of ethyl acetate fraction on scavenging of free radicals by. An easy way to get loose, uprooted full grown plants established in a natural or soilfilled pond is to tie a weight around the base of the stem and then toss it. Jagannadham, ammani kandru 1department of biotechnology, acharya nagarjuna university, guntur522510, andhra pradesh, india. This study, to determine the effect of nymphaea spp. The hairy water lily nymphaea pubescens is an aquatic plant which is native to tropical asia. The relationship between the asiatic nymphaea lotus var. The present study was to evaluate antidiabetic activity ofnymphaea pubescens in alloxan induced diabetic rats.
Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and many cultivars have been bred. The hairy water lily is also often used as an aquarium plant. Characters nymphaea pubescens nymphaea alba nymphaea rubra n. The aims of this present study were therefore, to investigate the use of nymphaea pubescens leaf extract as a feed additive on survival rate and growth performance of nile tilapia oreochromis. There are about 50 species in the whole world, five of which originate from china. In the former species, the flowers are pink with larger leaves and in the later species the flowers are white with smaller leaves. Molecular docking studies of guggultetrol from nymphaea pubescens with target glucokinase gk related to typeii diabetes kiran kumar angadi 1, ravi kumar gundampati 2, medicherla v.
Nymphaea simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Melanoma is strong aggressive skin cancerassociated with oxidative stress. Nymphaea pubescens induces apoptosis, suppresses cellular. The water npw, methanol npm and chloroform npc extracts of n. There are about 50 species in the genus, which is widely distributed. The ethanolic extract from the root and rhizome of nymphaea pubescens screened for the first time for antidiabetic activity in the type ii diabetes induced animal models and the compounds 10oxoundecanoic acid, 14oxopentadec9enoic acid and nuciferine was isolated from root and rhizome and molecularly docked for the first time. Nymphaea pubescens white 15 seeds, hairy water lily for. Keywordsantibacterial, bioautography, human pathogens, nymphaea pubescens, thin layer chromatography i.
They tend to close during the daytime and open wide at night. Also it is being reported that nymphaea rubra roxburgh exist as a mere color form of nymphaea pubescens willdenow and that nymphaea lotus linnaeus is synonymous with nymphaea pubescens willdenow. It is native to north africa, temperate asia, europe and tropical asia india. Nymphaea pubescens hairy water lily flowgrow aquatic.
Andiabetic activity of nymphaea pubescens willda plant. Media in category nymphaea pubescens the following 61 files are in this category, out of 61 total. Nymphaea pubescens white 155002000 seeds, hairy water. White hairy water lily this aquatic plant is common in shallow lakes and ponds throughout temperate and tropical asia, to. Highest numbers of pollen production were showed in n. There are some authors who treat it as a variety of that species. Pdf evaluation of in vitro antioxidant potentials of. Pdf on mar 9, 2012, bhakta b raskoti and others published a new record of nymphaea. Evidence from substitutions and microstructural changes in the chloroplast trnttrnf region thomas borsch,1, khidir w. Aliyu and others published evaluation of in vitro antioxidant potentials of nymphaea lotus and nymphaea pubescens seed oils find, read and cite all the research you.
Nymphaea pubescens wikispecies, free species directory. Gcms analysis of ethanolic flower extract of nymphaea pubescens. The false information noted implies that nymphaea lotus linnaeus willdenow, nymphaea pubescens willdenow and nymphaea rubra roxburgh are synonymous. Nymphaea synonyms, nymphaea pronunciation, nymphaea translation, english dictionary definition of nymphaea. We conclude that the aquatic plant nymphaea pubescens is scientifically proved by isolating the compounds 10oxoundecanoic acid, 14oxopentadec9enoic acid, nuciferine and quercetin and validating by physicochemical property analysis, chemotaxonomical analysis, molecular studies of the extracts for the antidiabetic activity, molecular docking. Nymphaea pubescens willd nymphaeaceae is a fascinating aquatic plant mentioned in siddha system of medicine, in the treatment of bleeding piles, diabetes and as cardiotonic in the palpitation of the heart.
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