Simple Summary The plant Nelumbo nucifera (Gaertn.), commonly known as lotus, sacred
lotus, Indian lotus, water lily, or Chinese water lily, is an aquatic perennial crop belonging to …

Phytochemicals have recently received a lot of recognition for their pharmacological
activities such as anticancer, chemopreventive, and cardioprotective properties. In traditional …

This article recapitulates the existing in vitro and in vivo studies focusing on the effects of
neferine-an alkaloid derivative of lotus plant, in various disease models and its effects on …

The present review covers the literature on bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids from 1999
through early 2018. About 500 natural products belong to this large alkaloid class, of which …

Current anti-seizure drugs fail to control approximately 30% of epilepsies. Therefore, there is
a need to develop more effective anti-seizure drugs, and medicinal plants provide an …

In this study, we evaluated the potential anti-fibrotic property of neferine, a
bisbenzylisoquinline alkaloid extracted from the seed embryo of Nelumbo mucifera Gaertn …

Neferine is the major bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid isolated from the seed embryo of a
traditional medicinal plant Nelumbo nucifera (Lotus). Epidemiological studies have revealed …

Evidence has accumulated concerning the medicinal application of Nelumbo nucifera in the
treatment of various diseases. Neferine, an alkaloid from N. nucifera was found to exert …

Different parts of lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) including the seeds, rhizomes, leaves,
and flowers, are used for medicinal purposes with health promoting and illness preventing …

Background Neferine exhibits therapeutic effects on anti-hypertension. However, the effect
of neferine on hypertensive vascular remodeling remains unexplored. Therefore, the current …