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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. The plant is often cultivated for food and medicine and is often sold in markets.
==Uses==
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==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|stemStem}}, {{Parts Used|Young leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootSeeds}}.
==Chemical Composition==
{{Common names|sa=Kamalam, Padma|en=Lotus, Sacred lotus|gu=Kamal, Padma|hi=Kamal, Padma|kn=ಕಮಲ Kamala, ತಾವರೆ Tavare|ks=Kamal|ml=Tamara|mr=Kamal, Padma|pa=Kanwal|ta=Tamarai|te=Tamara-puvvu}}
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==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Perennial}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Division in 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|Found in large lakes}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"]</ref><ref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/n/nelumbo-nucifera "Common names"]</ref><ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Nelumbo+nucifera Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:605422-1 Nelumbo nucifera on science.kew.org]* [ https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Nelumbo+nucifera Nelumbo nucifera on pfaf.org]* [ https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2015/789124/ Nelumbo nucifera on hindawi.com]
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