Are you hearing of nelumbo nucifera for the first time? What? You have never heard of the lotus—India’s national flower? Yes! Nelumbo Nucifera is the botanical name of lotus! This beautiful flower is not only India’s national flower but is also the national flower of Vietnam. In fact, lotus has religious and cultural significance in many Asian cultures. Here in this post you will explore many benefits of lotus root.
In our country, we consider lotus as a sacred flower. Hinduism, Buddhism, and many other major religions of the world consider lotus as the sacred flower, which holds an important religious significance. The other names for lotus are ‘Kamal’ and lotus root is called as ‘Kamal Kakdi’ in in Hindi, ‘Tamara’ in Telugu, ‘Thamarai’ in Tamil, ‘Tamara’ in Malayalam, ‘Tavare’ in Kannada, ‘Motunkamal’ in Gujarati, and ‘Komol’ in Bengali.