Nupharidine

Japanese: nupharidine
Nupharidine

...The seeds and rhizomes contain a lot of starch and are sometimes used as food. The rhizomes also contain nupharidine, which is used as a gastrointestinal medicine. [Motomi Ito]
[Horticultural varieties]
There are many varieties of ornamental water lilies that have been improved through breeding and other methods.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "nupharidine" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…種子や根茎はデンプンを多く含み,食用にされることもある。また根茎はヌファリジンnupharidineを含み,胃腸薬として使われている。【伊藤 元己】
[園芸品種]
 観賞用のスイレン類には交配などによって改良された多くの品種がある。…

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