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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
SERINE 1 Rhizome 600.0 2870.0 1.00 *
SERINE 1 Seed 2520.0 7636.0 -0.56 *
SFA 0 Seed 880.0 2667.0 -0.55 *
SODIUM 1 Rhizome 395.0 1935.0 1.60 *
SODIUM 1 Seed 10.0 490.0 0.06 *
STACHYOSE 1 Rhizome *
STARCH 5 Rhizome 92500.0 570988.0 0.87 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Rhizome 10.0 50.0 -1.00 *
SUCROSE 14 Fruit 41000.0 45556.0 -0.42 *
SUCROSE 14 Rhizome 4100.0 25309.0 -0.62 *
TANNIC-ACID 41 Rhizome *
THIAMIN 31 Rhizome 2.2 14.0 1.56 *
THIAMIN 31 Seed 1.5 7.5 0.22 *
THREONINE 4 Rhizome 510.0 2440.0 1.00 *
THREONINE 4 Seed 2000.0 6060.0 -0.46 *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Rhizome *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Rhizome 200.0 955.0 1.00 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Seed 590.0 1788.0 -0.52 *
TYROSINE 8 Rhizome 290.0 1390.0 1.00 *
TYROSINE 8 Seed 1000.0 3030.0 -1.09 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticancer 5 *
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 *
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 *
Anticariogenic 2 *
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 *
Anticervicaldysplasic 3 *
AntiCFS 2 *
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 *
Anticlimacteric 3 *
Anticoagulant 1 *