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
CALCIUM	28	Seed	590.0	13333.0	1.69	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Fruit	666000.0	740000.0	-0.23	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Rhizome	120000.0	824880.0	0.69	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Seed	139000.0	762000.0	0.95	Duke, 1992 *
CERYL-ALCOHOL	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CETYL-ALCOHOL	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Seed	not available	17.0	0.20	Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE	2	Rhizome	220.0	1055.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE	2	Seed	540.0	1636.0	-1.05	Duke, 1992 *
D-CATECHIN	4	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
D-GALLOCATECHIN	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
D-PRONUCIFERINE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROANONAINE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDRONUCIFERINE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROROEMERINE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DEMETHYLCOCLAURINE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DL-ARMEPAVINE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DL-N-NORARMEPAVINE	0	Stem	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ERUCIC-ACID	2	Seed	310.0	939.0	-0.81	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Fruit	24000.0	26667.0	-0.44	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
Antifibrotic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu	2	Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Antifuruncular	1	Martindale's 28th
Antigallstone	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antigargantitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antigastric	1	Rastitel'nye Resursy, 21: 85.
Antigastritic	3	Martindale's 29th
Antigastrotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antigingivitic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiglossitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antigonadotropic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antigranular	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiGTF	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihangover	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antiheartburn	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihematuric	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihemorrhagic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihemorrhoidal	2	Martindale's 29th
Antihepatitic	3	Martindale's 29th