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
FAT	0	Rhizome	1000.0	6790.0	-0.86	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	2000.0	27000.0	-1.26	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Fruit	26000.0	28889.0	-1.06	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Rhizome	8000.0	49383.0	-1.42	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Seed	10700.0	131000.0	-0.03	Duke, 1992 *
GADOLEIC-ACID	0	Rhizome	20.0	95.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
GADOLEIC-ACID	0	Seed	120.0	364.0	-0.68	Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOLUTEOLIN	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID	8	Rhizome	1390.0	6650.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID	8	Seed	9570.0	29000.0	-0.54	Duke, 1992 *
GLUTATHIONE	7	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE	12	Rhizome	1560.0	7464.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE	12	Seed	2210.0	6697.0	-0.62	Duke, 1992 *
HIGENAMINE	5	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE	7	Rhizome	380.0	1820.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE	7	Seed	1150.0	3485.0	-0.70	Duke, 1992 *
HYPEROSIDE	30	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Rhizome	7.0	70.0	-0.87	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Seed	9.5	71.0	-0.37	Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE	3	Rhizome	540.0	2585.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antipancreatitic	1	Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric	3	Martindale's 28th
Antiperiodontal	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant	2	Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991.
Antipharyngitic	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiphenylketonuric	2	Martindale's 29th
Antiphotophobic	2	Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antiplasmodial	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiplatelet	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).