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Volume 11, Issue 6
  • ISSN: 2215-0838
  • E-ISSN: 2215-0846

Abstract

Background

Herbal drugs are essential as well as valuable gifts of nature. Plants have been known as a conventional wellspring of medications since they contain metabolites of the high synthetic variety of phytochemicals.

Objective

This review is intended to provide a detailed description related to the phytoconstituents and pharmacological activities of Gaertn.

Methods

The study was performed by a literature survey of original research articles published in Pubmed, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google, using keywords such as “ “phytoconstituent” and “pharmacological activity.”

Results

In traditional medicine, was used as an emollient, diuretic, and astringent, and it was used to treat diarrhea, homeostasis, and tissue inflammation. Its rhizome was utilized in treating diabetes and as an anti-inflammatory because it contains steroidal terpenoids. At the same time, its leaves were used as an effective treatment for hemoptysis, hematuria, hematemesis, and epistaxis. In conventional medicine, seeds treat skin infections, cancerous growth, tissue inflammation, and toxins. On behalf of various research on a different part of have shown many pharmacological actions like anticancer, antioxidant, anti-ischemic, antiviral, antiobesity, hypocholesterolemic, lipolytic, antipyretic, hypoglycaemic, hepatoprotective, antidiarrhoeal, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and diuretic activities. Different parts of lotus have been used as healthy foods. Therefore, it is also viewed as a potential nutraceutical source.

Conclusion

In this study, we conclude that many phytoconstituents are present in that are responsible for producing various types of pharmacological activities.

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A Phytoconstituents and Pharmacological Activities Guided Review on Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn
Current Traditional Medicine 11, E22150838284934 (2025); https://doi.org/10.2174/0122150838284934240207104704
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  • Article Type:     Review Article
Keyword(s): morphology; Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn; nutraceutical; pharmacological action; phytoconstituents; traditional uses

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