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Plant Nelumbo nucifera (Nelumbonaceae)

Common Names
Water Lotus
How this plant is used
Food

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View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
POTASSIUM 14 Rhizome 3820.0 34925.0 2.44 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Seed 3670.0 16652.0 0.36 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Rhizome 1360.0 6500.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Seed 3440.0 10424.0 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
PRONUCIFERINE 3 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 172000.0 191111.0 1.09 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Rhizome 26000.0 167000.0 0.34 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 41300.0 242000.0 0.07 Duke, 1992 *
PUFA 4 Rhizome 200.0 955.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PUFA 4 Seed 3120.0 9454.0 -0.73 Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-GLUCURONIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RAFFINOSE 1 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
REDUCING-SUGARS 0 Fruit 24000.0 26667.0 -1.16 Duke, 1992 *
REDUCING-SUGARS 0 Rhizome 15600.0 96296.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Rhizome 0.6 3.7 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Seed 0.4 2.6 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
ROBININ 10 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ROEMERINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Embryo not available not available not available 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