Overview
Blue Water Lily is one of the herbs traditionally used in Ayurveda for heart disease. Utpala (Blue Water Lily) is the blue-flowered species of the water lily family. It is considered one of the most beautiful aquatic flowers. The flowers, rhizome and stems are used medicinally. It is cooling, improves complexion and is good for the heart. The blue flowers are used in eye disorders. It is referenced in many Ayurvedic formulations. Verse: 9-10.
How Blue Water Lily Helps with Heart Disease
According to Ayurvedic pharmacology, Blue Water Lily has specific properties that make it valuable for addressing heart disease:
- Potency (Virya): Sheeta (cold)
- Post-digestive (Vipaka): Katu (pungent)
- Taste (Rasa): Kashaya (astringent), Tikta (bitter)
- Qualities (Guna): Laghu (light)
Other Herbs for Heart Disease
See all herbs for heart disease on the Heart Disease page.
▶ Classical Text References (1 sources)
In pittaja morbid thirst, water mixed with grapes, sandalwood, dates, vetiveria zizanioidis, honey and cold water in which red shali rice, dates, parushaka, blue water lily, grapes, honey and a baked lump of earth have been kept, may be given or water kept in earthen pot in which 64 tola of red shali rice, pounded with lodhra, liquorice, antimony and blue water lily are put and in which a baked clod of clay, water and honey have been integrated.
— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 22: Thirst Disorders Treatment (Trishna Chikitsa / तृष्णाचिकित्सा)
), lotus stamens, daruharidra bark, blue water lily, meda (Polygonatum airrhifolium Royle), mahameda (Polygonatum airrhifolium Royle), murva (Marsdenia tenacissima W.
— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 25: Wound Management (Dwivraniya Chikitsa / द्विव्रणीयचिकित्सा)
Source: Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 22: Thirst Disorders Treatment (Trishna Chikitsa / तृष्णाचिकित्सा); Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 25: Wound Management (Dwivraniya Chikitsa / द्विव्रणीयचिकित्सा)
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