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Herbal medicines are valuable as well as a precious gift of nature. They have established their existence even before the human being made their existence in earth. Plants have been known as a traditional source of medicine because they contain secondary metabolites of high chemical diversity. Phytochemicals are the chemicals that are present naturally in plants. Nowadays the phytochemicals become more and more popular due to their important medicinal uses. The medicinal properties of phytochemicals play a vital role in many treatments for diseases. Phytochemistry deals with the knowledge of bioactive natural products or phytochemicals isolated from natural products. They have a beneficial effect on human health and play an important role in the treatment of diseases. The rhizomes of lotus are consumed as a vegetable in Asian countries. They are used as health foods because of their mineral content. The present study aims to find out the phytochemical constituents present in the ethanol and methanol extract of lotus rhizome.