INTRODUCTION

Hindu goddess Lakshmi holding & standing on a lotus.From ancient times the lotus has been a divine symbol in Asian traditions representing the virtues of sexual purity and non-attachment.

Acc to Hindus the divinities Vishnu and Lakshmi often portrayed on a pink lotus in iconography. In the representation of Vishnu as Padmanabha (Lotus navel), a lotus issues from his navel with Brahma on it. Goddess Sarasvati is portrayed on a white-colored lotus.

In Sanskrit the word lotus (padma पद्म) has many synonyms. Since the lotus thrives in water, ja (denoting birth) is added to synonyms of water to derive some synonyms for the lotus, like ambuja (ambu= water + ja=born of), neeraj (neera=water + ja= born of), pankaj, pankaja

In Hindu iconography, other deities, like Ganga and Ganesha are often depicted with lotus flowers as their seats.

San Kamala

Hin

Ben

Guj Kamala

Kamala

Padma

KamalaMar

Vernacular Names

Tam

Mal

Kan

Eng

LAT

Tamare

Tamara

Kamala

Sacred lotus

Nelambo nucifera

SynonymsKamala

Mahotphala

Aravinda

It decorates or enriches water

Grown in water

Circular leaves

Tamarasa Very attractive

Shatapatra & Sahasrapatra Many petals

GANA & KULA

Gana

Kula

Family

Mutravirajana. Ch

Kamala

Nymphaeaceae

Utpaladi. Shu

Verities

Pundarika White Flower

Red flower

Blue flowersIndivara

Kokanada

Habitat

All over India , cultivated commercially in China, Japan

Morphology

Herb

Flowers

seeds

Leaves

aquatic herb with submerged horizontal stems.

brown , hard-shelled and are 0.8 cm long.

Single, sweetly fragrant, red , white in colour, approximately 4-10 inch in diameter.

leaves have long stalks that join the leaf in the center of the blade and the leaf blade either floats on the surface or emerges above the water, are 1-3 mtr

Fruit Fruits are a conical pod with seeds contained in holes .

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Chemical Composition

Nuciferin

Romerin

Nournuciferin

Alkaline

Leaves Seeds Stem

Protein- 17.2 Protein- 2.7

Fat- 2.4 Fat- 0.11

C.H-66.6 Starch-9.25

Glucose Vit-B,C

Properties

Guna

Rasa

Veerya

Vipaka

Lagu,Snigda,Picchila

Kasaya,Tikta,Madura

Sheeta

Madura

Dosha Karma

Kaphapittashamaka

Therapeutic uses

leaf juice

flowers

flower stalk

diarrhoea

Premature ejaculation, cardiac tonic

bleeding gastric ulcers, excessive menstruation.

fruit fever, heart complaints

seed poor digestion, chronic diarrhoea, leukorrhoea, Female Genital Tract And Bleeding Disorders.

Functions Acc to Diff Scholars

Bha.Nig

Charak

sushuruta

Trasna,daha,visha,visarpa

Raktapitta, grahi

pittakaphashamaka

Useful Part

Panchanga Puspa, moola, Beeja

Dosage

Beeja churna

moolaswarasa

3-6 Grams

10-20 ml

Special Preparation

Aravindasava

Quotations

कमलं शीतलं वर्ण्य ंमधुरं कफपपत्तजित ्त्रष्णादाहास्रपवस्पोटपवषपवषपपनाशनम ्(भा.नन )

सनतक्तं मधुरं शीतं पद्म ्ं पपत्तकफापहं ( सु.सू )

उत्पलानन कषायानन रक्तपपत्तहराणण च ् (च.्सू)