5 BRIGHT PINK LOTUS SEEDS - Nelumbo Nucifera

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Seller: redrick49 ✉️ (25,127) 95.2%, Location: Beachwood, New Jersey, US, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 311889131679 5 BRIGHT PINK LOTUS SEEDS - Nelumbo Nucifera.

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Please note , the second picture is only to show you what the whole plant would look like - that is a different lotus .

 This is a large lotus with leaves getting almost 2 feet across and on 4 to 5 foot stems . Large pink blooms the size of your hand all summer long .

Medicinal use of Lotus:  The water lotus has been used in the Orient as a medicinal herb for well over 1,500 years. All parts of the plant are used, they are astringent, cardiotonic, febrifuge, hypotensive, resolvent, stomachic, styptic, tonic and vasodilator.   The leaf juice is used in the treatment of  diarrhea  and is decocted with  licorice  (Glycyrrhiza spp) for the treatment of sunstroke. A decoction of the flowers is used in the treatment of premature ejaculation. The flowers are recommended as a cardiac tonic. A decoction of the floral receptacle is used in the treatment of abdominal cramps, bloody discharges etc.  The flower stalk is haemostatic. It is used in treating bleeding gastric ulcers, excessive menstruation, post-partum  hemorrhage . The stamens are used in treating urinary frequency, premature ejaculation, haemolysis, epistasis and uterine bleeding. A decoction of the fruit is used in the treatment of agitation, fever, heart complaints etc. The seed contains several medically active constituents, including alkaloids and flavonoids. It is hypotensive, sedative and vasodilator.  The seed has been shown to lower cholesterol levels and to relax the smooth muscle of the uterus. It is used in the treatment of poor digestion, enteritis, chronic  diarrhea , spermatorrhoea, leukorrhoea, insomnia, palpitations etc. The plumule and radicle are used to treat thirst in high febrile disease, hypertension, insomnia and restlessness.   The root is tonic. The root starch is used in the treatment of diarhoea, dysentery etc, a paste is applied to ringworm and other skin ailments. It is also taken internally in the treatment of haemorhages, excessive menstruation and nosebleeds. The roots are harvested in autumn or winter and dried for later use. The root nodes are used in the treatment of nasal bleeding, haemoptysis, haematuria and functional bleeding of the uterus.  

Edible parts of Sacred Water Lotus:  Root - cooked as a vegetable. It is also a source of starch or arrowroot. Much used and relished in Chinese cooking, the root has a mild flavor and a crisp texture. It can be cooked with other vegetables, soaked in syrup or pickled in vinegar. Young leaves - cooked or raw. Used as a vegetable. The leaves can also be used to wrap small parcels of food before cooking them. Stems - cooked. A taste somewhat like beet. They are usually peeled before use. Seed - raw or cooked. A delicate flavor .

Other uses :  The leaves are used as plates for eating food off of .

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