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White lotus is known in mayan land as the herb of oracles, I use it before going to bed and with intentsion I ask question that I am looking answer for. White Lotus is helping dream state to become more deeper so the symbols and stories will be more easily remembered. Thank you, very good quality!
Kairi Emanuel
Ritual · verified purchase · 20 March 2025
Resin is a beautiful experience. I found the effect a bit long to come but I slept very well and had a deep and restful sleep. It was nice and sweet. Thank you for discovering this new treasure.
Cedric
Ritual · left on our Etsy shop · 8 December 2022
The white Lotus is very nice and very soothing. The Products are well packaged and Shipping by Mail is very efficient. I am extremely satisfied. I ordered the White Lotus, the Red Lotus, and the Indian Mix. Thank you very much for this magnificent discovery. I add to this opinion that I was entitled to A Small Bag Of Calea As a Gift. It's a Plant I Didn't Know. The bitter taste is nice. The After-the-Fact effect as well. Lotuses are softer. Several very different experiences for a package, therefore. Very Authentic Experiences, Very Close To Nature. I consumed La Calea with a juice. I think that With a Tea it must be more Authentic, Too.
Cedric
Ritual · left on our Etsy shop · 17 December 2021
Order received today. Haven't tried anything yet, but they look like very pure quality herbs. I haven't seen such beautiful deep purple blue lotus flowers in a while. I placed a large order and received a very welcome extra from the seller (I'm very curious) the shipping and delivery were super fast! A very satisfied and probably regular customer here!!😁💯🧡🤠🙏
Sander
Ritual · left on our Etsy shop · 31 October 2023
Quality lotus, white lotus has more magic in it, amazing. Thankyou
Morganne C
Ritual · left on our Etsy shop · 28 October 2023
This product is very special, for meditators it is great
Pepito
Ritual · left on our Etsy shop · 13 August 2023
I am so pleased with the herbs from these/ this person and her shop. Beautifully handled and very effective for whatever need you might have. The natural calm and stability I always know I'll get to have & experience myself when ordered some of my favorites here. Love 🌻
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Ritual · left on our Etsy shop · 13 August 2021
Beautiful tea, makes me feel very relaxed. Would recommend!
Sara
Ritual · left on our Etsy shop · 8 September 2024
I love it, beautiful flowers and a real pleasure in infusion
gaelle
Ritual · left on our Etsy shop · 8 April 2024
Ask the Forest about White Lotus
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What is white lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)?
The white lotus is the white form of the sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera — the same species as the pink lotus. It is a true lotus (Nelumbonaceae family), not a water lily. In Sanskrit, the white lotus is the pundarika: the Lotus Sutra, a major Buddhist text, carries its name. INFUSE offers its whole flowers and a paste extract.
What are the felt effects of white lotus?
Asian traditions place the white lotus on the side of clarity and inner silence — a flower of contemplation. She is taken in the evening, before a meditative sitting, or as a ritual bath.
What is the difference between white lotus and blue lotus?
These are two plants of different families. The white lotus is a true lotus, Nelumbo nucifera (Nelumbonaceae), of the Indian and Buddhist tradition. The blue lotus is Nymphaea caerulea (Nymphaeaceae), a water lily of the Egyptian tradition. A likeness of form, separate lineages. As for the white lotus and the pink lotus, they are two colours of the same sacred lotus.
Is the white lotus a true lotus?
Yes. It is Nelumbo nucifera, the sacred lotus (Nelumbonaceae family) — the same species as the pink lotus, of which it is the white form. Not to be confused with the Nymphaea water lilies, another family, to which the blue lotus belongs.
How do I prepare a white lotus infusion?
Place a whole flower in a large cup, pour simmering but never boiling water, and let infuse 7 to 10 minutes. The same flower reinfuses two to three times. At one moment she stops floating, comes back down and reopens, submerged. In the evening, in silence. A little honey or lemon lifts her.
Does white lotus help with sleep and dreaming?
Traditional use situates her in the evening, as a companion of relaxation and rest. INFUSE formulates no medical promise — the flower accompanies an evening ritual and heals nothing.
What precautions with white lotus?
Start with a small quantity to observe your body's reaction. To avoid in case of pregnancy or breastfeeding without professional advice. Caution with antihypertensive, antidiabetic medication, or medications acting on dopamine or serotonin. In case of Nelumbonaceae allergy, abstain. DYOR, as always.
Where do INFUSE's white lotus flowers come from?
Our white lotus flowers are harvested in the lakes of Sri Lanka, in collaboration with a small family business.
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A true lotus, not a water lily
INFUSE's white lotus is Nelumbo nucifera, the sacred lotus — the same species as the pink lotus, of which it is the white form. Despite a striking resemblance, it is not a water lily: the Nymphaea (among them the Egyptian blue lotus, Nymphaea caerulea) belong to the Nymphaeaceae, a distinct family. Nelumbo forms the Nelumbonaceae on its own, a lineage so particular that it is botanically closer to the plane tree than to the water lily. A likeness of form, separate lineages.
The white lotus of India and of Buddhism
In Sanskrit, the white lotus is the pundarika. The great text of Mahayana Buddhism, the Lotus Sutra, carries exactly this name: Saddharma-pundarika, “the White Lotus of the Dharma”. In Hindu iconography, Saraswati — goddess of knowledge, speech and the arts — is seated on a white lotus. Like all the colours of the lotus, the white is padma: the flower that grows in the mud and opens intact above the water, an image of the clear mind. The lotus is the throne of the sacred throughout the Indian pantheon, and yet she is born from the mire.
What the studies report
The work on Nelumbo nucifera is, for the most part, preclinical — in animals. A leaf extract prolonged and improved sleep in rats through a GABAergic mechanism (Molecules, 2021); other work describes an effect favouring slow-wave sleep in the rat, and a compound of the seed embryo, neferine, improving sleep in mice. No clinical trial in humans has been found. These data shed light on the traditional evening use without demonstrating it: the white lotus is not a medicine and heals nothing.
Safety notes
Seeds, rhizomes and flowers of Nelumbo nucifera have been eaten as food in Asia for millennia. The precautions rest mainly on theoretical interactions: caution with antihypertensive and antidiabetic medication, and with dopaminergic or serotonergic treatments (antipsychotics, SSRIs). Vaping and hyper-concentrated extracts are not the traditional way — INFUSE works with the whole flower and a water-made paste. Clinical data insufficient for pregnancy and breastfeeding: abstain without supervision. Allergy to Nelumbonaceae: avoid. This text is informative and does not replace the advice of a health professional.