Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Nelumbo nucifera (Nelumbonaceae)

Common Names
Water Lotus
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1-(P-HYDROXYBENZYL)-6,7-DIHYDROXY-1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDROISOQU... 0 Plant *
2-HYDROXY-1-METHOXYAPORPHINE 0 Plant *
4'METHYL-N-METHYLCOCLAURINE 0 Leaf *
ALANINE 3 Rhizome 540.0 2585.0 1.00 *
ALANINE 3 Seed 2390.0 7242.0 -0.62 *
ANONAINE 10 Leaf *
ARGININE 14 Rhizome 880.0 4210.0 1.00 *
ARGININE 14 Seed 3380.0 10242.0 -0.61 *
ARSENIC 2 Seed 0.1 0.42 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Rhizome 15.0 -0.76 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed *
ASH 0 Rhizome 9700.0 68000.0 -0.75 *
ASH 0 Seed 9000.0 52000.0 0.12 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Rhizome 20000.0 1.41 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Rhizome 3690.0 17655.0 1.00 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 5050.0 15303.0 -0.65 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Rhizome *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 0.1 0.2 -0.42 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 1360.0 1511.0 -0.54 *
CALCIUM 28 Rhizome 450.0 3704.0 -0.70 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 (View) *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Absorbent 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
ACE-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aggregant 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 9 (View) Shin*, K.H., Chung, M.S., Chae, Y.J., Yoon, K.Y., Cho, T.S. 1992. A survey for aldose reductase inhibition of herbal medicines. Fitoterapia 64(2): 130, 1993.
Allelochemic 2 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 6 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 7 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 2 (View) *
Anesthetic 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.