Pan Wu a, Dongyue Zong b, Lei Yang c, Xuewei Jia a, Lili Qu a, Yihong Wu a, Chunping Xu a Abstract Blue lotus (Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea) is a highly aromatic plant, as well as its processed products, including concrete and essential oil feature distinct aromatic profiles. In this study, the volatile compositions, aroma profiles, and mechanisms underlying aroma perception of three blue lotus products—concrete (NCC), essential oil (NCEO), and hydrosol (NCH)—were systematically investigated. Headspace solid-phase microextraction…

James Oluwagbamigbe Fajemiroye a,b,*, Keasling Adam b, Zjawiony Jordan K b, Costa Elson Alves a, Adeleke Adesiyan Aderoju c PMCID: PMC5985179  PMID: 29881419 Abstract The search for psychoactive plants possessing therapeutic potential in the treatment of anxiety and depression has attracted growing interest. One such plant, Nymphaea lotus (commonly known as water lily), is used in traditional medicine for analgesic and sedative effects. The present study sought to…

James Oluwagbamigbe Fajemiroye a,b,*, Keasling Adam b, Zjawiony Jordan K b, Costa Elson Alves a, Adeleke Adesiyan Aderoju c PMCID: PMC5985179  PMID: 29881419 Abstract The search for psychoactive plants possessing therapeutic potential in the treatment of anxiety and depression has attracted growing interest. One such plant, Nymphaea lotus (commonly known as water lily), is used in traditional medicine for analgesic and sedative effects. The present study sought to…

Manlan Zhu, Xuchen Zheng, Qingyan Shu , Hui Li, Peixing Zhong, Huijin Zhang, Yanjun Xu, Lijin Wang, Liangsheng Wang  Published: April 2, 2012 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0034335 Abstract Water lily, the member of the Nymphaeaceae family, is the symbol of Buddhism and Brahmanism in India. Despite its limited researches on flower color variations and formation mechanism, water lily has background…

Riham Omar Bakr,  Mona Mohamed El-Naa,  Soumaya Saad Zaghloul &  Mahmoud Mohamed Omar  BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine volume 17, Article number: 52 (2017) Cite this article Abstract Background Nymphaea alba L. represents an interesting field of study. Flowers have antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects, rhizomes constituents showed cytotoxic activity against liver cell carcinoma, while several Nymphaea species have been reported for their hepatoprotective effects.…

Lin-Hu Ye1,2† Xiao-Xi He1† Chang You3 Xue Tao1 Li-Sha Wang1 Meng-Di Zhang1 Yun-Feng Zhou1Qi Chang1* 1Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China 2Department of Pharmacy, The First People’s Hospital of Bijie, Bijie, China 3Beijing Institute of Drug Control, Beijing, China The leaf of the lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)…

Martilias S Farrell 1,*, John D McCorvy 1, Xi-Ping Huang 1,7, Daniel J Urban 1, Kate L White 1, Patrick M Giguere 1, Allison K Doak 10, Alison I Bernstein 11, Kristen A Stout 11, Su Mi Park 12, Ramona M Rodriguiz 12, Bradley W Gray 8, William S Hyatt 8, Andrew P Norwood 8, Kevin A Webster 9, Brenda M Gannon 8, Gary W Miller 11, Joseph H Porter 9, Brian K Shoichet 10, William E Fantegrossi 8, William C Wetsel 12, Bryan L Roth 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Editor: Hua Zhou13 PMCID: PMC4786259  PMID: 26963248 Abstract Rationale The sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)…

by Feng-Jie Tsai 1, Hsiao-Ju Liu 1, Ming-Yung Lee 2 and Chih-Chien Lin 1 1 Department of Cosmetic Science, Providence University, 200, Sec. 7, Taiwan Boulevard, Shalu Dist., Taichung 43301, Taiwan 2 Department of Data Science and Big Data Analytics, Providence University, 200, Sec. 7, Taiwan Boulevard, Shalu Dist., Taichung 43301, Taiwan Author to whom…

Federico Carbone 1, Atbin Djamshidian 1, Klaus Seppi 1, Werner Poewe 1,✉ Abstract Satisfactory management of Parkinson’s disease is a challenge that requires a tailored approach for each individual. In the advanced phase of the disease, patients may experience motor complications despite optimized pharmacological therapy. Apomorphine, a short-acting D1- and D2-like receptor agonist, is the…

Vijai K. Agnihotri a, Hala N. ElSohly a, Shabana I. Khan a, Troy J. Smillie a, Ikhlas A. Khan a b, Larry A. Walker a https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2008.04.009Get rights and content Abstract As part of an ongoing search for antioxidants from medicinal plants, 20 constituents were isolated from the Nymphaea caerulea flowers, including two 2S,3S,4S-trihydroxypentanoic acid (1), and myricetin 3-O-(3′′-O-acetyl)-α-l-rhamnoside (2), along with the known myricetin 3-O-α-l-rhamnoside (3), myricetin 3-O-β-d-glucoside (4), quercetin 3-O-(3′′-O-acetyl)-α-l-rhamnoside (5), quercetin 3-O-α-l-rhamnoside (6),…