Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Nelum dandu |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | Padmanala | |
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), Nelun, 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 | petiole |
| Collection information | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Colombo , Ayurveda Cooperation | |
| Collection date | 1983/02/ | |
| TMPW No. | 1626 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Padmanala, Lotus | |||
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| Synonyms | Bisa, Mrnala, Nalika, Rajavalli, Nalika, Turi, Panduri, Khalva, Padmajata. | ||||
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| Original plant name | Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. | ||||
| Family name | Nymphaeaceae | ||||
| Used part | Stalk, Seeds, Tuber, Leaves, Whole plant, Stemens, Thalamus | ||||
| Distribution area | Occurs in stagnant water throughout the warm regions from Persia to Australia. It is common in tanks in the dry zone in Ceylon. | ||||
| Common uses | Stem is astringent, cooling, diuretic and anthelmintic and is useful in strangury, vomiting, leprosy, skin diseases, helminthiasis and nervous exhaustion. | ||||
| Therapeutic uses | Raktapitta (bleeding disorders), Mutrakrcchra (urinary disorders), Raktavanti (haematemesis/hematemesis). | ||||
| Pharmacological effect | Saline extracts of stem, leaves and flowers possess bacteriostatic action against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. | ||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | ||||
| Traditional concept | Karma (General action) | Vrsya (aphrodisiac), Durjara (difficult to digest), Stanya (galactagogue), Vistambhi (creating blocks) | |||
| Dhatukarma(Action on body tissues) | Asra (blood) | ||||
| Mala (Action on excretory mechanism) | Samgrahi (constipative) | ||||
| 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), p 115. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 1161. Medicinal plants (Indigenous and exotic) used in Ceylon, Vols. 1-5, 1982. Jayaweera, D.M.A., The National Science Council of Sri Lanka, Colombo Vol. 4, p 133. | |||
| Last renewal date | 2023/12/21 | ||||
