Abstract: Nelumbo nucifera is a perennial aquatic plant belonging to family Nelumbonaceae, also known by various common names such as Indian lotus, bean of India, sacred lotus or only lotus. This plant grows in lakes of Kashmir naturally and in many Kashmiri cuisines its stem is being used extensively. This plant has been a part of Indian cultural traditions and is one of the most important medicinal plants. Lotus is also used for its religious activities and various parts of the plant have brilliant food values. Lotus has been used as a medicinal herb in China and India. All the different plant parts like leaves, seeds, flower, and rhizome have been used in traditional medicines for curing several medicines since ages. N.nucifera has also been used in various kinds of medicine including folk medicines, Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, and oriental medicines. In medicine's traditional system, the plant has been used for treating smallpox, cough, fever, cholera, hepatopathy, diarrhea, cancer, tissue inflammation, insomnia and to overcome various nervous disorders. The current review addresses the importance of N.nucifera in traditional medicines, its ethnobotanical, therapeutic activities.
Keywords: Ethnobotanical, Lotus, Nelumbo, Therapeutic.
Title: A BRIEF REVIEW ON ETHNOBOTANICAL AND THERAPEUTICAL USES OF Nelumbo nucifera
Author: PRABHSIMRAN KAUR, LOVENEET KAUR, AJAYPAL SINGH
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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