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
NELUMBINE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NELUMBOSIDE	1	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID	2	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Rhizome	21.0	130.0	0.92	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Seed	4.0	78.0	1.05	Duke, 1992 *
NORNUCIFERINE	1	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NUCIFERINE	1	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NUCIFERINE	1	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
O-METHYLCORYPALLINE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID	18	Rhizome	140.0	670.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID	18	Seed	620.0	1879.0	-0.96	Duke, 1992 *
OXOUSHINSUNINE	3	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Rhizome	280.0	1340.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Seed	770.0	2333.0	-0.65	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITOLEIC-ACID	2	Rhizome	20.0	95.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE	7	Rhizome	470.0	2250.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE	7	Seed	2060.0	6242.0	-0.63	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Fruit	2940.0	3267.0	0.02	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Rhizome	1000.0	4785.0	0.14	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Seed	590.0	7130.0	0.47	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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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 *