Plant Nelumbo nucifera (Nelumbonaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Water Lotus

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXY-1-METHOXYAPORPHINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4'METHYL-N-METHYLCOCLAURINE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE	3	Rhizome	540.0	2585.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE	3	Seed	2390.0	7242.0	-0.62	Duke, 1992 *
ANONAINE	10	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE	14	Rhizome	880.0	4210.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE	14	Seed	3380.0	10242.0	-0.61	Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC	2	Seed	not available	0.1	0.42	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Rhizome	not available	15.0	-0.76	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Rhizome	9700.0	68000.0	-0.75	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Seed	9000.0	52000.0	0.12	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE	2	Rhizome	not available	20000.0	1.41	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID	3	Rhizome	3690.0	17655.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID	3	Seed	5050.0	15303.0	-0.65	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Seed	0.1	0.2	-0.42	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Fruit	1360.0	1511.0	-0.54	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Rhizome	450.0	3704.0	-0.70	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	5	Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent	1	Martindale's 29th
ACE-Inhibitor	3	Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant	1	Merck 11th Edition
Aggregant	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	9	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	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	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	7	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic?	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic	1	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	Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic	1	Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.