Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Kamal kesar |
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| Formal name | Padmakesara | |
Other names Tips！ | Kamalgatta, Chapni (T), Kombol, Padma (B), Kanwal, Kamal (H), Kamala (K), Tamara (M), Tamara, Erratamara (Te), Ambal, Tamarai (Ta), Kamal, Rato kamal, Rato thulo kamal (N), Nelum, Tamburu (Sin) | |
| English name | Indian Lotus, Sacred Lotus | |
| Original plant name | Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn., Indian Lotus, Sacred Lotus | |
| Family name | Nymphaeaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | stamen |
| Collection information | Kingdom of Nepal, Kathmandu , Gyan Man Singh, Jaget Hil Man Singh | |
| Collection date | 1986/08/22 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 5614 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Padmakesara | |||
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| Synonyms | Pankaja kesara, Kancanam, Kincam, Kincilkam, Makarandam, Bhrngam, Gauram, Kesara, Pitam, Paragam, Cungam, Campeyakam, Navam. | ||||
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| Original plant name | Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. | ||||
| Family name | Nymphaeaceae | ||||
| Used part | Stamens, Seeds, Tuber, Stalk, Leaves, Whole plant, Thalamus | ||||
| Distribution area | Throughout the warmer parts of India, in marshes and ponds upto 1800m altitude. | ||||
| Common uses | Flowers are cooling, cardiac tonic and astringent and are used in diarrhea, cholera, fever and liver diseases. Stamens are cooling, astringent, diuretic and aphrodisiac and are useful in diarrhoea/diarrhea, hyperdipsia, haemorrhoids/hemorrhoids, inflammations, stomatitis and menorrhagia. Filaments are considered astringent and cooling used in burning sensation of the body, bleeding and piles. Anthers are cooling, aphrodisiac, uterine sedative and astringent and are used in diarrhoea, thirst, bleeding piles, inflammations, poisoning, ulcers and sores of the mouth. | ||||
| Therapeutic uses | Trt (thirst), Daha (burning sensation), Raktarsa (bleeding piles), Visa (poison), Sopha (oedema), Asyavrana (wounds in the mouth), Netramaya (eye diseases) | ||||
| Pharmacological effect | Alkaloid nupharine in 8 mg/kg dose to a dog causes lasting stimulation of the respiration; impaired respiration is restored and stimulate. The alkaloid, nelumbine, which acts as a cardiac poison, has been isolated from petioles, pedicel and seed embryo. In bleeding piles, the filaments of the lotus are given with honey and fresh butter or with sugar. | ||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | ||||
| Traditional concept | Karma (General action) | Vrsya (aphrodisiac), Rucya (appetising), Brmhana (nourishing) | |||
| Mala (Action on excretory mechanism) | Grahi (constipative) | ||||
| Avayava (Action on organ) | Netra (eye) | ||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 4 (Repr.1997), pp 117-118. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants, 1956. Chopra, R.N., Nayar, S.L. and Chopra, I.C., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. - New Edition (1996) National Institute Science Communication; Supplement p 174. Indian Medicinal Plants (Second Edition), Vols. 1-5, 1993. Kirtikar, K.R. and Basu. B.D., Periodical Experts Book Agency, Delhi Vol. 1, pp 116-120. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 1161. | |||
| Remarks | The carefully dried and yellow fragrant stamens are an astringent and diuretic remedy, and are used as a cosmetic. In Tongking they are employed for flavoring and improving the appearance of tea. | ||||
| Last renewal date | 2023/12/21 | ||||
