Description

Nelumbo Nucifera * Botanical Name : Nelumbo Nucifera * Family Name : Nymphaeaceae * Common Name : Sacred Water Lotus, Sacred Water Lilly, Pink Lotus, Nelumbo Lutea. * Part Used : Lotus Flower Petals, Lotus Seeds, Lotus Leaves, Lotus Roots. * Habitat : Found in ponds and swamps. * Product offered : Seeds, Roots, Fruits, Flower, Oil, Leaves Uses : The lotus is one of the world’s most celebrated flowers. From time immemorial to the present day, it has always been in folklore, religion and the arts in one form or the other. Apart from its majestic beauty, the Lotus is held sacred because of the mystical effects it can produce. The ripe seeds produce a wholesome effect in cases of Neurasthenia, spermatorrhea, and metrorthoea. The leaves are the seed cores in decoction are effective of insomnia and haemorrhage. The flowers, seeds, young leaves and rhizomes are edible, while the big leaves, 2 feet in diameter, are used to wrap food in, plant’s rhizomes are a source of lotus meal which is rich in starch. It was often smoked or made into a tea with the idea that it would create a feeling of joy that permeated the mind and body.