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'''Nelumbo nucifera''' is perennial water plant, growing from a tuberous rootstock lying in mud at the bottom of lakes and ponds. The plant produces large leaves which float on the surface of the water. The Sacred Lotus of India has a long history of use as a food crop and medicine in tropical and subtropical Asia, where it is also seen as a symbol of purity and beauty.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Sunstroke}}, {{Uses|Abdominal cramps}}, {{Uses|Bloody discharges}}, {{Uses|Urinary frequency}}, {{Uses|Haemolysis}}, {{Uses|Epistasis}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Uterine bleeding}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|stemYoung leaves}}, {{Parts Used|leavesStems}}, {{Parts Used|RootSeeds}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Perennial}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Division of spring}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of the subtropics and tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,400 metres, it can also be grown in cooler climates that have a hot growing season of at least 5 months.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|In large lakes}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Nelumbo+nucifera Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
