BOTANICAL NAME

NELUMBO NUCIFERA

FAMILY

NYMPHAEACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Abja, Ambhoja, Ambhoruha, Amboruha, Ambuja, Ambujanma, Ambupadma, Amburoha, Amlana, Aranala, Aravinda, Arvinda, Bisakusuma, Bisaprasuna, Drishopadma, Harivetra, Indiralaya, Jalajanma, Kalhara, Kamala, Kamalam, Kamalodbhavamrajah, Kawar, Kunja, Kusesaya, Kusheshaya, Kutapa, Mahapadma, Mahotpala, Nala, Nalika, Nalina, Padma, Padmadrajah, Padmam, Pankaja, Pankajam, Pankeruha, Pathoja, Pundarika, Pundra, Pushkara, Puskara, Putaka, Rajiva, Sahasrapatra, Sahsrapatra, Sarasa, Sarasiruha, Sarojanma, Saroruha, Sarsija, Sarsiruha, Satapatra, Sharada, Sharapadma, Shatapatra, Shri, Shriparna, Shrivasa, Shuklapadma, Sitambuja, Sujala, Tamarasa, Tumarasa, Vanashobhana, Varisoha

HINDI : Ambuj, Kamal, Kanval, Lalkamal, Padam, Kanwal, Kamal-kakri

DISTRIBUTION

This species is globally distributed in Indo-Malesia. Within India, it is found throughout, upto an altitude of 1800 metres

DOSE

Seed churna 3 - 6 gm, Root swaras 10 - 20 ml

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Nuciferine, 10-nonacosanol, Nelumboside, Anonaine, Pronuciferine, Roemerine, Meratin, Liensinine, Lotusine, Rutin, Palmitic, Oleic, Linoleic acid, Nelumbine

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Laghu, Snigdh, Pichil

Kashay, Madhur, Tikt

Madhur

Sheet

Praja-sthapan

THERAPEUTIC USES

Quenches thirts

Urinary tract infection

Mental disorders

Skin disorders

General weakness

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Sothaghna lepa

Raktapittakulkandan rasa

Sahacharadi taila