Traditional Herbs from Nelumbo nucifera

vomiting_and_diarrhea

Wash thoroughly 50 g of lotus rhizome and 15 g of ginger.
Make juice or grate the ingredients and take the juice.
Drink 3 times a day.

dysentery

Wash and grated 50 g of lotus rhizome, add 100 ml of boiled water until it boils.
Cool and add 1 tablespoon of honey, stir well then drink.

What is Nelumbo nucifera Looks like??

Parts of Nelumbo nucifera that could be used

Seed
Flower
Fruit
Root

Nelumbo nucifera Distribution

Originates from India and spread throughout the world. Many people think lotus and lotus are the same plant even though they are different. The shape of the lotus leaves and flowers has a long stem and is above the water, while the lotus stem is in the water and the leaves float on the water. Lotus is an ornamental plant that grows in water. The rhizomes can be processed as food in Japanese cuisine. The seeds are rich in flour and are used to treat fever and diarrhea.
Agroecology of Nelumbo nucifera
Grows well in rivers, ponds and lakes up to 2.5 m deep. Lotus grows at a temperature of 25-30 °C and requires around 6 hours of sunlight per day. Average annual rainfall is between 2,000-2,800 mm/yr. Requires clay soil at pH 6-6.5.
Morphology of Nelumbo nucifera

The roots are in the mud at the bottom of the pond, the rhizome is visible, the stem is 1.5 m\u00a0tube-shaped with a cavity in the middle.
The leaves are circular, wavy at the edges with the leaf veins gathered in the middle and the surface is coated with wax, the diameter up to 60 cm.
Flowers visible above the water surface, pure white, yellow or pink with a diameter of 20 cm.

Cultivation of Nelumbo nucifera
Generative propagation (seeds). Prepare the seeds, slice off a little of the black skin of the seeds then soak and change the water 2 times a day. Place the container near the window after 2 weeks move it to soil media.

Nelumbo nucifera, more details :

Chemical Content of Nelumbo nucifera
Alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolics, saponins, steroids, β-sitosterol, campesterol, β-amyrin, stigmasterol, isofucosterol, dehydrolanosterol, fatty acids (linoleic acid, oleic acid, stearic acid and linolenic acid).
Benefits of Nelumbo nucifera
Antioxidant, prevents diabetes, obesity and viral infections, treats hepatitis B, liver, heart disease, lowers blood pressure, treats vomiting, bloody vomiting, coughing and heartburn, nosebleeds, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery.
Simplisia of Nelumbo nucifera

Peel the skin of the lotus fruit then soak the seeds.
Steam the seeds then dry them in a dryer at 65\u00baC for 48 hours.
Grind the dried seeds until they become powder then sift them.
Store in a clean, airtight container air

Another Facts for Nelumbo nucifera :

Synonym of Nelumbo nucifera
Nelumbium album Bercht. & J.Presl., Nelumbium asiaticum Rich., Nelumbium caspicum Fisch. ex DC.
Habitus of Nelumbo nucifera
Aquatic Plants. Annual aquatic plant, stems upright and up to 1.5 m long
Habitat of Nelumbo nucifera