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Nymphaea lotus

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 8 constituent measurements, 3 adverse-effect records and 1 genotoxicity assay for Nymphaea lotus. This page reports what those source records contain and how to reach them. It carries no effect estimate, no dose and no recommendation.

Accepted name in source: Nymphaea lotus L.

8Constituent measurements

4Safety records

5Cited sources

0Licensed products (Canada)

Regulatory presence

No Health Canada licensed natural health product in the snapshot names this species as a medicinal ingredient under this exact binomial. Absence here means absence from this one register under this one name, not absence from trade, and not a safety verdict.

What the records describe

Constituents measured

Plant parts

Preparations

Effect types

Target tissues

Recorded constituents

What analytical work has found in this species, at which plant part and preparation. A measured constituent is a fact about material, not about effect.

Substance	Plant part	Preparation	Concentration	Analytical method	Source
Alkaloids	Live plants	Solvent extraction	—	Colorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and Photometry	Resolve DOI
Anthraquinone	Live plants	Solvent extraction	—	Colorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and Photometry	Resolve DOI
Armepavine	Leaves	Solvent extraction	—	Gelpermeation, High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC)	Resolve DOI
Cardiac glycosides	Live plants	Solvent extraction	—	Colorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and Photometry	Resolve DOI
Saponins	Live plants	Solvent extraction	—	Colorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and Photometry	Resolve DOI
Alkaloids	Leaves	Solvent extraction	—	—	No resolvable identifier
Saponins	Leaves	Solvent extraction	—	—	No resolvable identifier
Tannins	Leaves	Solvent extraction	—	—	No resolvable identifier

Recorded adverse effects

Adverse effects reported in the source literature, most often in animal or laboratory models at a stated preparation and dose.

Effect	Target tissue	Plant part	Preparation	Test organism	Test type	Source
Reproductive	Testes	Roots and other underground parts	Solvent extraction	House mouse (as animal)	Reproduction toxicity	Resolve DOI
Systemic	Brain	Flower	Solvent extraction	Rat (as animal)	Short-term toxicity	No resolvable identifier
Systemic	Brain	Flower	Solvent extraction	Rat (as animal)	Short-term toxicity	No resolvable identifier

Genotoxicity testing

Outcomes of genotoxicity assays as recorded in the source. A negative assay is a result under those test conditions, not a clearance.

Outcome	Endpoint	Test	Tested organism	Metabolic activation	Source
Positive	chromosome aberration	Mammalian erythrocyte micronucleus test	House mouse (as animal)	Not applicable	Resolve DOI

Cited sources

The literature the compendium cites for this species. Metatron Health has no relationship with these authors or journals and earns nothing from citing them.

Kameni Poumeni, Mireille., Bilanda, Danielle Claude., Dzeufiet Djomeni, Paul Desire., Mengue Ngadena, Yolande Sandrine., Mballa, Marguerite Francine., Ngoungoure, Madeleine Chantal., Ouafo, Agnes Carolle., Dimo, Theophile., Kamtchouing, Pierre. Safety assessment of the aqueous extract of the flowers of Nymphaea lotus Linn (Nymphaeaceae): Acute, neuro- and subchronic oral toxicity studies in albinos Wistar rats. Journal of complementary and integrative medicine, 2017, vol. 14, no. 2, p. ???.
Chia, A. M., Iortsuun, D. N., Stephen, B. J., Ayobamire, A. E., Ladan, Z. Phytoplankton responses to changes in macrophyte density in a tropical artificial pond in Zaria, Nigeria . African journal of aquatic science, 2011, vol. 36, no. 1, p. 35-46. DOI
Oyeyemi, Ifeoluwa Temitayo., Yekeen, Olaide Maruf., Odusina, Paul Olayinka., Ologun, Taiwo Mary., Ogbaide, Orezimena Michelle., Olaleye, Olayinka Israel., Bakare, Adekunle A. Genotoxicity and antigenotoxicity study of aqueous and hydro-methanol extracts of Spondias mombin L., Nymphaea lotus L. and Luffa cylindrical L. using animal bioassays. . Interdisciplinary toxicology, 2015, vol. 8, no. 4, p. 184-92. DOI
Goleniewska-Furmanowa, M. Comparative leaf anatomy and alkaloid content in the nymphaeaceae bentham and hooker. Monographiae botanicae, 1970, vol. 31, p. 1-56. DOI
Sharaibi, Olubunmi Josephine., Ogundipe, Oluwatoyin Temitayo., Afolayan, Anthony Jide., Aworinde, David Olaniran. Ethnobotanical survey and phytochemical analysis of medicinal plants used for the treatment of hyperprolactinemia in Lagos State, Nigeria. Journal of medicinal plants research, 2014, vol. 8, no. 43), 1284-128, p. 5 pp.

Boundary

A constituent measurement is a fact about material at a stated preparation, not a statement about what that material does in a person. An adverse-effect or genotoxicity record is an observation reported in a source, most often in an animal or laboratory model. Neither is a Metatron Health conclusion about causality, human risk or benefit, and the absence of a record is not proof that a preparation is safe. Nothing here is diagnosis, prescribing or individual medical care.

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