| Family |
Nelumbonaceae |
| Scientific name |
Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner |
| Synonyms |
Cyamus nelumbo (L.) Smith; Nelumbium nelumbo L.; Nelumbium nuciferum auct.;
Nelumbium speciosum Willdenow; Nelumbo alba Berchtold & J. Presl; Nelumbo
caspica Eichwald; Nelumbo indica Poiret; Nelumbo javanica Poiret; Nelumbo
komarovii Grossheim; Nelumbo nelumbo (L.) H. Karsten; Nelumbo nucifera
Gaertner var. macrorhizomata Nakai; Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner var. speciosa
Kuntze; Nelumbo rheedei C. Presl; Nelumbo speciosa Willdenow; Nelumbo speciosa
Willdenow var. tamara de Candolle; Nelumbo speciosum Willdenow; Nelumbo
tamara (de Candolle) Sweet; Nelumbo transversa C. Presl; Nelumbo turbinata
Blanco; Nymphaea nelumbo L. |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) hasu [lotus] |
| (English common name) Indian lotus, lotus, Oriental lotus, sacred lotus |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand,
Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepa,
India, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Iran |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=16 |
| Description |
Leaves 20-50cm. Flowers pink or white petals each 8-12cm, flowering in
July to August. Water plants. Perennial plants. |
| Reference |
Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. |
| Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner |
| Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. |
| Control of protozoal disease (US Patent 5135746/1992) |
| Methods utilizing compositions containing sacred lotus (methyltransferase) to treat aging skin (US Patent 5925348/1999) |
| Synergistic composition comprising a compound of lipoamino acid structure and a water lily extract (US Patent 6296859/2001) |
| Water purificant (US Patent 6254800/2001) |
| Water purificant methods (US Patent 6478985/2002) |
| Topical compositions containing lotus for skin treatment (US Patent 6468564/2002) |
| Herbal caffeine replacement composition and food products incorporating same (US Patent 6416806/2002) |
| Medicinal preparation for disinfecting vaginas (US Patent 6548088/2003) |
| Oral compositions containing lotus (US Patent 6602526/2003) |
| Flexible tube for endoscope (US Patent 6616601/2003) |
| Method for inhibiting 15-lipoxygenase with fermented Glycine max (L.) extract (US Patent 6685973/2004) |
| Method of using fermented glycine max (L) extract for enhancing natural killer cell activity (US Patent 6733801/2004) |
| Methods for inhibiting cancer growth, reducing infection and promoting general health with a fermented soy extract (US Patent 6855350/2005) |
