Spatterdock

Eastern Deciduous Forest

Spatterdock

Nuphar lutea

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Habitat: Ponds, slow-moving water. Canada south to SC; west to IL, IA.

Blooms: May-September

Active Chemical Ingredient: antagonistic alkaloids

Use of Specimen:

• chills associated with fevers
• poulice on swellings/inflamations, wounds, contusions
• roots used for gum, skin, and stomach inflammations   

Resources:

 Foster, S., & Duke, J. (2014). A field guide to medicinal plants and herbs of eastern and central North America (3rd ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.