Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Sacred lotus

Plant

English

Sacred lotus, Indian lotus, Baladi bean, Bean of india, Chinese water-lily, East indian lotus, Egyptian bean, Indian or chinese lotus, Lotus, Lotus bean, Sacred indian lotus, Sacred lotus, Sacred water lotus, Water lotus

Latin

Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.

Plantparts

Blossom, creeping rootstalks, Entire plant, foliage, Fruits, Seeds, Unspecified, Whole plant

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal trouble, Adstringent, Aids digestion, Anti-cholera, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-emetic, Antifebrile, Anti-flu, Antihaemorrhagic, Antihemorrhagic, Anti-hypertensive, Antihæmorrhagic, antipyretic, antitussive, Antivomitive, Arterial hypertension, Astrigent, astringent, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, Bleeding, Bleeding Stancher, Calmative, Calming of nerves, cardiac, cardiac atony, cardiac debility, cardiac lassitude, Cardiac tonic, Cardiac trophorestorative, Cardiotonic, check bleeding, cholera, complaints of the stomach, Coolant, cooling, cordial, Cough, cough depressing, Coughing, Coughs, Cough suppressant, diaorrhea, Diarrhea, Diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, disease of the stomach, dispepsia, Dyspepsia, emesis, Eupeptic, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Flu, Gastropathy, Good for digestion, good for the heart, good for the stomach, Gripe, Grippe, haemorrhage, Haemorrhagic conditions, Haemorrhaging, haemostatic, Heart restorative, heart tonic, heart weakening, Heat stroke, hemorrhage, Hemorrhaging, Hemostat, hemostatic, Herbal tonic, high blood pressure, Hypertension, Hyper tensive, Hæmostatic, improves digestion, indigestion, Inflammation of the larynx, inflammation of the lungs, Influenza, inhibit bleeding, Insomnia, laryngitis, Lowers bloodpressure, Lung inflammation, Medicinal, Medicinal herb, medicine, Medicines, Pick-me-up, pneumonia, pneumonitis, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, Psychostimulants, Puking, pulmonary catarrh, Pyretic, Pyrexia, reduce blood pressure, reduce fevers, reduce high bloodpressure, Refrigerant, Refrigerent, relaxes the nervous system, relieves fevers, respiratory disorder, respiratory problem, Respiratory System Disorders, sedative, Sleeplessness, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, Stanches blood, staunches bleeding, stimulant, Stimulants, stimulates digestion, stimulating, Stiptic, Stomach aliment, stomach atony, stomach complaints, stomach debility, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, Stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach problems, stomach tonic, stomach trouble, Stop bleeding, stopping vomiting, stops bleeding, styptic, Sun stroke, the flue, Throwing up, Tonic, tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Unspecified Medicinal Disorders, Used as a stimulant, Used for medicine, Used in the treatment of cough, Used medicinally, Vasodilator, Vomit, Vomiting, Warming digestive, Weakness of the kidney, weak stomach

Cancer

Anti-cancer, Anti-carcinogenic, anticarcinogenig, Anticarcinomic, Anti-carciogenic, Anti-cariogenic, Anti-neoplastic, Anti-tumor, Anti-tumor activity, Cancer, Malignant neoplasm, Malignant tumor, Neoplasm, Tumor, tumor-inhibiting, Tumor inhibition, tumor-reducing, Tumors, Tumour, Tumour inhibition

Women's diseases

Difficult menstruation, Menstrual problems, menstruation problems

Foods

coffee substitute, Substitute for coffee, used as a coffee additive

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: Heart, TCM MERIDIAN: Kidney, TCM MERIDIAN: Liver, TCM MERIDIAN: NA, TCM MERIDIAN: Spleen, TCM MERIDIAN: Stomach, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Chaoshan, China, Phytomedical used in Japan, Phytomedical used in northern India, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Korea, Phytomedical use in Vietnam, Used in Traditional Japanese Kampo Medicine

Ingredients

 1-Hexacosanol, Alanine, arginine, Arsenic, ascorbic acid, ash, asparagine, Aspartic acid, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Catechol, Cetyl alcohol, Copper, Cystine, D-Catechin, Erucic acid, essential oil, fat, fatty acid, Fibres, Galuteolin, Glutamic acid, Glutathione, Glycine, Histidine, hyperoside, iron, Isoleucine, Isoquercetin, Kaempferol, Leucine, Leucocyanidin, Leucodelphinidin, Lignoceric acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, Luteolin, Lysine, magnesium, manganese, Methionine, Monounsaturated fatty acids, Myristic acid, Neochlorogenic acid, Niacin, Oleic acid, Oxyacanthine, Palmitic acid, Palmitoleic acid, Phenylalanine, phosphorus, Polyunsaturated fat, potassium, Proline, protein, Quercetin, raffinose, Reducing-Sugars, rutin, salt, Saturated fatty acids, Serine, sodium, Stachyose, starch, Stearic acid, Sucrose, Tannic acid, tannin, Threonine, trigonelline, Tryptophan, Tyrosine, Valine, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, water, zinc, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn3771

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