Folium Nelumbinis is also named Lotus. The lotus flower is absolutely stunning, vibrant and magnificent. We all love to look at the flower, but what is the leaf good for? Surely the leaf can't just be good for nutrients to the soil/pond once the plant dies! Nope, sure isn't! This amazing piece of the plant has many uses all varying in what they are great for!
The leaves can reach a diameter of a whopping eighteen inches! They are collected twice a year in the summer and fall. When they are collected some are dried and some are processed into an herbal extract which is a great astringent! As an astringent, lotus leaf has the ability to stop bleeding, and is used to treat conditions such as blood in urine, blood in vomit, excessive menstrual bleeding.
 

Nuciferine is an alkaloid found within the plants Nymphaea caerulea and Nelumbo 

nucifera. It has a profile of action associated with dopamine receptor blockade. It induces sedation, hypothermia, ptosis, and (in higher doses) catalepsy; it 

inhibits spontaneous motor activity, conditioned avoidance response, 

toxicity and stereotypy. Nuciferine may also potentiate analgesia.