Abstract
Nymphaea lotus L. or water lily is a well-known traditional medicinal plant in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, China, Nepal, Egypt and many African countries. This species has been reported as a promising flavonoid-rich raw material that can be used as an active ingredient for the development of cosmetic/cosmeceutical products. This review aims to illustrate the cosmetic potential of this species by providing botanical information, traditional uses, flavonoid accumulation, biological activities and future research challenges in the production of N. lotus extracts for cosmetic applications.
Highlights
Admired by the common people as much as by artists such as Claude Monet, the aquatic plant, water lily, is called the queen flower
It is evident from this literature survey that N. lotus and its flavonoids have tremendous potential for many cosmetic applications, but there are still many remaining challenges in rationalizing its traditional uses in cosmetics for future applications: To seek specific N. lotus populations in each country or area that contains either the highest amount or an original accumulation of flavonoids
Almost all parts of this plant have long been consumed as food and used as traditional cosmetics
Summary
Admired by the common people as much as by artists such as Claude Monet, the aquatic plant, water lily, is called the queen flower. Nymphaea lotus L. is a perennial aquatic flowering plant, known by its common names, water lily, lotus or Egyptian lotus [1,2,3] (Figure 1). Its cosmetic potential has been reported [5] Each of these biological activities has been related to its high flavonoid accumulation capacity [2,3,5]. The purpose of this work is to provide information on the botanical information, traditional uses, accumulation of flavonoids, antioxidant and other relevant potential biological activities and future research challenges in the production of N. lotus extracts for cosmetic applications
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