😃 Nymphaea Lotus

Traditional Herbs from Nymphaea Lotus

medicine for boils

• Take enough lotus flowers and peeled aloe vera leaves.
• Crush it then apply it to the affected skin.

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• Wash 5 lotus flowers until clean.
• Boil with 300 ml of water until 200 ml remains.
• Add 200 ml of radish juice then cook until it boils.
• Strain and drink while warm.

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• Prepare 1 lotus flower that has been cleaned.
• Boil it with 1 glass of water until it boils and the water is reduced. Strain and cool.
• Drink while warm.

What is Nymphaea Lotus Looks like??

Parts of Nymphaea Lotus that could be used

• Leaves
• Seeds
• Flowers
• Fruit
• Roots

Nymphaea Lotus Distribution

Lotus is distributed in China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea and Australia. This type of plant can grow in tropical and subtropical areas. This plant is used as a medicinal and ornamental plant. The flowers are edible and are also used for medicine and perfume. Lotus is also useful for reducing heavy metals from polluted water sources.
Agroecology of Nymphaea Lotus
Grows well in still water with a water depth of 0.5-2.5 m. Prefers a full sun position. Lotus can be cultivated up to an altitude of 1,000 m above sea level.
Morphology of Nymphaea Lotus

• Hollow roots, less well developed because they do not have root hairs and root caps, function as anchors or grippers to stand upright.
• Leaves are rounded, form a shield, float on the surface of the water. The upper surface is dark green, smooth, slightly hairy, serrated edge, emerging from the root of the rhizome.
• White flowers, corolla white, yellow or purplish red.
• Fruit in the form of a sponge, ripening in water.
• Seeds are elliptical, measuring 1.5 x 1 mm.

Cultivation of Nymphaea Lotus

• Propagation generatively (seeds) and vegetatively (saplings).
• Seeds are spread in a container filled with water and soaked until roots appear. The soaking water should be changed every day for 1 week (until roots grow).
• Seeds can be transplanted once it has soft roots and has 2-3 leaves.

Nymphaea Lotus, more details :

Chemical Content of Nymphaea Lotus
Tannins, flavonoids, alkaloids, anthraquinones, saponins, cardiac glycosides, phenols, steroids, triterpenes.
Benefits of Nymphaea Lotus
Treating high blood pressure, dyspepsia, dysentery, hemorrhoids, fever, insomnia, diabetes, treating heart problems, snake bites, boils.
Simplisia of Nymphaea Lotus

• Collect the lotus flowers then wash until clean. Drain then cut into small pieces.
• Dry in the sun or in an oven at 40\u00b0C -
• 60\u00b0C for 4-5 days.
• Store in a container/ clean plastic.

Another Facts for Nymphaea Lotus :

Synonym of Nymphaea Lotus
Castalia edulis� Salisb., Castalia lotus� (L.) Tratt., Castalia mystica� Salisb.
Habitus of Nymphaea Lotus
Herb. Annual aquatic plant, floating on the surface of the water, reaches a height of 20-80 cm
Habitat of Nymphaea Lotus

• Water Plants