Steinmetz:Nelumbo

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Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Nelumbo nucifera

Also known as (or relevant to) Nelumbo nucifera Nelumbium speciosum Nelumbium nelumbo Family Nymphaeaceae English Names Egyptian Lotus Chinese Arrowroot Sacred Lotus Indian Lotus Chinese Water Lily Natural Habitat India Ceylon Persia China Japan (growing in ponds and marshes) Part(s) Used Flores Radix Nuces

Constituent(s) rootstock seed: metarbin resin glucose fat tannin nelumbine (alkaloid). The rootstock also contains starch (a sort of arrowroot) Action diuretic sedative refrigerant nutritive (when cooked); seed: consumed by the Chinese as a delicacy