Crude drug sample data base

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Crude drug name

Market nameNelumala
Formal namePadmanala
Other names   

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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 nameIndian Lotus, Sacred Lotus
Original plant nameNelumbo nucifera Gaertn., Indian Lotus, Sacred Lotus
Family nameNymphaeaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification tuber
Production area informationDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Collection informationDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Colombo, W. Wilbert & Co.
Collection date1980/02/08
CollectorTsuneo Namba, et al.
TMPW No.6242

The capital city, provincial capital city or the representative  
location of its administrative area is indicated.  
Production area information
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
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6.9270786
79.86124300000006
Collection information
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka,Colombo
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Scientific information data base

Crude drug nameAyurvedic name or
Sanskrit name, English name
Padmakanda
SynonymsPankaja kanda, Bisini, Nalinisakalam, Karatakam, Salukam, Salinam, Jalalukam, Padmamulam, Sakalam, Karahatakam.
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Original plant nameNelumbo nucifera Gaertn.
Family nameNymphaeaceae
Used partTuber, Seeds, Stalk, Leaves, Whole plant, Stemens, Thalamus
Distribution areaOccurs in stagnant water throughout the warmer regions from Persia to Australia. It is common in tanks in the dry zone in Ceylon.
Common usesRoots are bitter, cooling, emollient and diuretic and are useful in pharyngopathy, pectoralgia, spermatorrhoea/spermatorrhea, leucorrhoea/leucorrhea, diarrhoea/diarrhea, dysentery, cough and dipsia.
Therapeutic usesTrsna (thirst), Daha (burning), Raktapitta (bleeding disorders), Krmi (worms), Gulma (intestinal colic), Mukharoga (mouth diseases)
Medical systemAyurveda (Traditional Indian medicine)
Traditional conceptKarma
(General action)
Vistambhi (creating blocks), Rucya (appetising), Vrsya (aphrodisiac)
Dhatukarma(Action
on body tissues)
Asra (blood)
Mala
(Action on excretory mechanism)
Malastambhakara (blocking faecal materials)
Avayava
(Action on organ)
Netrya (good for eye)
ReferencesReference book 

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[2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras)
Vol. 4 (Repr.1997), pp 115-116.

Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore
1161.

Last renewal date2023/12/21