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Common Names
Water Lotus
How this plant is used
Food
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| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticancer | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Anticancer (Liver) | 1 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Anticanker | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticapillary-Fragility | 2 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Anticarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarcinomic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticarcinomic (Breast) | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Anticardiospasmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarpal-Tunnel | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticataract | 9 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticephalagic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticervicaldysplasic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCFS | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticheilitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antichilblain | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticlastogen | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticlimacteric | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoagulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |