Ittar Abi Ali al Sina, regarded as a noble Doctor who ever lived. He was among the first people to come with the technique of distillation of roses and other plant fragrances. Liquid perfumes used to be a mixture of oil and crushed herbs until his discovery where he first experimented with roses. The traditional Attar-makers also used petals which were ground into a strong blend. His popularity spread over other continents after he created Rosewater which was more delicate than the previous versions. He formulated at least 62 cardiac medicines out of which 40 were made from Attar. They include
Nelumbo nucifera dish. In Kerala (in Malayalam "താമര") and Tamil Nadu, this end product is called " Thamara Vathal". In [China] and Korea, lotus leaf tea (연잎차 "yeonipcha") is made from the leaves of the lotus. In Korea, lotus flower tea (연꽃차 "yeonkkotcha") is made from the dried petals of the white lotus. The stamens can be dried and made into a fragrant herbal tea (), or used to impart a scent to tea leaves (particularly in Vietnam). This Vietnamese lotus tea is called "trà sen", "chè sen", or "chè ướp sen". The petals, leaves and rhizome can also all be eaten