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Specimen profile
Sacred Lotus
Nelumbo nucifera · Nelumbonaceae
Skt · Kamala — “The one that resides in water and brings beauty”Hindi · KamalMal · ThamaraTam · Thamarai
An iconic aquatic herb whose flowers are used as a cooling tonic for the heart and mind.
The Lotus is a large aquatic plant with peltate leaves and majestic fragrant flowers that emerge above the water surface. Every part of the plant is used in Ayurveda, but the flowers are prized for their Pitta-pacifying and sedative properties. It symbolizes purity and spiritual enlightenment in Indian culture.
Identification markers
Large pink or white multi-petaled flowers, circular leaves with a central attachment, and a distinctive cone-like seed pod.
Rasa
Madhura, Kashaya, Tikta
Guna
Laghu, Snigdha
Virya
Sheeta
Vipaka
Madhura
Prabhava
Hridya (cardio-protective)
Dosha effect
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