Nelumbo nucifera




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)



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