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Chemical Composition, Market Survey, and Safety Assessment of Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea Savigny) Extracts

Blue lotus, also known as Nymphaea caerulea (Nymphaeaceae), is a water lily found globally in lakes and rivers. With its long history of use in Egyptian culture, blue lotus has been associated with spiritual rituals and health benefits. Nowadays, blue lotus is still consumed as a tea or tincture to...

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Autores principales: Dosoky, Noura S., Shah, Sara A., Dawson, Joseph T., Banjara, Sushant Sharma, Poudel, Ambika, Bascoul, Cécile, Satyal, Prabodh
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Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10609367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37894493
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules28207014
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author Dosoky, Noura S.
Shah, Sara A.
Dawson, Joseph T.
Banjara, Sushant Sharma
Poudel, Ambika
Bascoul, Cécile
Satyal, Prabodh
author_facet Dosoky, Noura S.
Shah, Sara A.
Dawson, Joseph T.
Banjara, Sushant Sharma
Poudel, Ambika
Bascoul, Cécile
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description Blue lotus, also known as Nymphaea caerulea (Nymphaeaceae), is a water lily found globally in lakes and rivers. With its long history of use in Egyptian culture, blue lotus has been associated with spiritual rituals and health benefits. Nowadays, blue lotus is still consumed as a tea or tincture to induce relaxation and heightened spiritual awareness. In this study, six authentic N. caerulea extracts from trusted sources and eleven commercial products were analyzed using gas chromatography−mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Authentic blue lotus extracts were produced in industrial settings. Overall, the extracts were a mixture of aliphatic hydrocarbons, aromatic alcohols, fatty acids, phenyl derivatives, diterpenoids, phytosterols, and stigmastanes. Apomorphine and nuciferine, which are responsible for psychoactive effects of the blue lotus flower, were virtually absent from the authentic blue lotus extract. Although blue lotus has a long history of use, the safety data on the plant and its extracts is limited; however, together with the analytical data, the available information does not indicate major safety concerns for the topical application of authentic blue lotus flower concrete or absolute when diluted as a fragrance ingredient.
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spelling pubmed-106093672023-10-28 Chemical Composition, Market Survey, and Safety Assessment of Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea Savigny) Extracts Dosoky, Noura S. Shah, Sara A. Dawson, Joseph T. Banjara, Sushant Sharma Poudel, Ambika Bascoul, Cécile Satyal, Prabodh Molecules Article Blue lotus, also known as Nymphaea caerulea (Nymphaeaceae), is a water lily found globally in lakes and rivers. With its long history of use in Egyptian culture, blue lotus has been associated with spiritual rituals and health benefits. Nowadays, blue lotus is still consumed as a tea or tincture to induce relaxation and heightened spiritual awareness. In this study, six authentic N. caerulea extracts from trusted sources and eleven commercial products were analyzed using gas chromatography−mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Authentic blue lotus extracts were produced in industrial settings. Overall, the extracts were a mixture of aliphatic hydrocarbons, aromatic alcohols, fatty acids, phenyl derivatives, diterpenoids, phytosterols, and stigmastanes. Apomorphine and nuciferine, which are responsible for psychoactive effects of the blue lotus flower, were virtually absent from the authentic blue lotus extract. Although blue lotus has a long history of use, the safety data on the plant and its extracts is limited; however, together with the analytical data, the available information does not indicate major safety concerns for the topical application of authentic blue lotus flower concrete or absolute when diluted as a fragrance ingredient. MDPI 2023-10-10 /pmc/articles/PMC10609367/ /pubmed/37894493 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules28207014 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Dosoky, Noura S.
Shah, Sara A.
Dawson, Joseph T.
Banjara, Sushant Sharma
Poudel, Ambika
Bascoul, Cécile
Satyal, Prabodh
Chemical Composition, Market Survey, and Safety Assessment of Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea Savigny) Extracts
title Chemical Composition, Market Survey, and Safety Assessment of Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea Savigny) Extracts
title_full Chemical Composition, Market Survey, and Safety Assessment of Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea Savigny) Extracts
title_fullStr Chemical Composition, Market Survey, and Safety Assessment of Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea Savigny) Extracts
title_full_unstemmed Chemical Composition, Market Survey, and Safety Assessment of Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea Savigny) Extracts
title_short Chemical Composition, Market Survey, and Safety Assessment of Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea Savigny) Extracts
title_sort chemical composition, market survey, and safety assessment of blue lotus (nymphaea caerulea savigny) extracts
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10609367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37894493
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules28207014
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