Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea odorata Ait.
American White Waterlily
Ojibwa - Drug, Cough Medicine
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 376
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Nymphaea odorata Ait.
Scientific name: Nymphaea odorata Ait.
USDA symbol: NYODO (
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Common names: American White Waterlily
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Family (APG): Nymphaeaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Root used as a cough medicine for tuberculosis.
RECRD: 90312 id: 24161