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Pharmacological potential of water lilies

Publication at Faculty of Science |
2013

Abstract

Water lilies with their approximately 40 species represent an interesting and perspective source of herbal medicaments which might find use even in modern medicine. At present, vast attention is paid to this natural source of pharmacologically efficient substances.

The research of their pharmacologically efficient substances is still at the beginning, but it is already clear it is bringing interesting results. The experiments have only been carried out on laboratory animals though.

Up to now, mainly the extracts from the leaves, flowers, tubers and rhizomes have been tested; tests on isolated substances are rather sporadic. There are proofs that the extract has an anti-diabetic and a hypolipidemic effect, a hepatoprotective and an antioxidative effect, and also an anti-tumor effect.