Bioactive Compounds and Biological Activities of Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.)

Dandin, Vijayalaxmi S.; Sebastian, Joseph Kadanthottu; Dalavi, Jagdish V.; Nagella, Praveen; Madhav, Nilesh Appaso; Khot, Vasundhara Vilas

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-29006-0_26-1

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“…[1,2] Entirely portions of N. nucifera Gaertn have many medicinal uses and benefits. [3] The leaf, rhizome, seed and flower are traditionally claimed that used for the management of various diseases identical to antiosteoclastogenic [4] spermatorrhoea, [5] pectoralgia, [6] dysentery, [7] haematemesis, [8] haemoptysis, [9] hyperlipidaemia, [10] hepatopathy cholera, [11] and hyperdipsia. [12] This plant also serves as a remedy in ayurveda used for the treatment of diuretics [13] and anthelmintics, [14] In modern medicine, the lotus plant is used in the treatment of cancer, [15] skin diseases, [16] poison antidote [17] and leprosy.…”

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An Updated Review on Nelumbo Nucifera Gaertn: Chemical Composition, Nutritional Value and Pharmacological Activities

Sahu,

Sahu

et al. 2024

Chemistry & Biodiversity

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Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn is a recognised herbal plant in ancient medical sciences. Each portion of the plant leaf, flower, seed and rhizome is utilised for nutritional and medicinal purposes. The chemical compositions like phenol, alkaloids, glycoside, terpenoids and steroids have been isolated. The plant contains various nutritional values like lipids, proteins, amino acids, minerals, carbohydrates, and fatty acids. Traditional medicine confirms that the phytochemicals of plants give significant benefits to the treatment of various diseases such as leukoderma, smallpox, dysentery, haematemesis, coughing, haemorrhage, metrorrhagia, haematuria, fever, hyperlipidaemia, cholera, hepatopathy and hyperdipsia. To verify the traditional claims, researchers have conducted scientific biological in vivo and in vitro screenings, which have exhibited that the plant keeps various notable pharmacological activities such as anticancer, hepatoprotective, antioxidant, antiviral, hypolipidemic, anti‐obesity, antipyretic, hypoglycaemic, antifungal, anti‐inflammatory and antibacterial activities. This review, summaries the nutritional composition, chemical constituents and biological activities substantiated by the researchers done in vivo and in vitro.

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