Origin

Native to South America; grown in pools in botanic gardens.

Action:

Seed—refrigerant, cooling to the nervous system.

Pond Lily root—externally, astringent, antiscrofulous. An infusion is used as a gargle for ulcers in the mouth and throat.

Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p 703.