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Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn (2n = 16) (Nelumbonaceae), also known as the Sacred Lotus is an imperative perennial plant of aquatic habitat renowned for its prominent, beautiful, and magnificent flowers with diverse colors and owning nutritional and medicinal significance. Lotus of Asian countries are in shades of pink to pure white. Many bioactive chemical constituents mainly alkaloids, terpenoids, flavonoids, and phenolics have been identified in lotus. The medicinal principles relating to phytochemical and pharmacological activities mainly include antioxidant potential. In recent times, attention has mounted significantly in finding antioxidants from natural sources for utilization in foods or medicines. Because of the appraisal of antioxidant activity of plants as medicine, Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn which is very significant against damage triggered by the free radicals within a cell and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in a living being was explored for the antioxidant prospective of flowers, receptacles, leaves, seeds, and rhizomes. This chapter aims at understanding the antioxidant properties of different plant parts (leaves, flowers, receptacle, seeds, and rhizomes) of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, phytochemistry of its various bioactive compounds over and above alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, triterpenoids, etc., and the benefits derived from these phytoconstituents.

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