Ihe mpempe akwụkwọ lotus bụ nelumbonuciferagaertn Akwụkwọ akọrọ akọrọ nwere alkaloids, flavonoids, mmanụ na-agbanwe agbanwe na ihe ndị ọzọ.Flavonoids, ndị na-ekpochapụ ọtụtụ oxygen free radicals, na-enwe mmetụta dị ukwuu na ọgwụgwọ ọrịa obi, ọbara mgbali elu na ọrịa ndị ọzọ, ma nwee mmetụta antibacterial na mgbochi mkpali;Ọ bụghị naanị na a ga-eji ya dị ka API maka ọrịa obi, kamakwa ejiri ya mee ihe na nri arụ ọrụ, nri ahụike, ihe ọṅụṅụ, ihe nchekwa nri na ihe ịchọ mma.