White Lotus Tincture (Nymphaea Lotus) – 10 ml

The White Water Lily in Liquid Form

White Lotus tincture presents Nymphaea lotus flower as a 10 ml liquid preparation from Thailand. The white water lily has its own place in herbal tradition, where it is associated with a soothing, settling character and contemplative plant practice.

White Lotus and Its Traditional Reputation

The name White Lotus can refer to several different plants. Nymphaea lotus is a water lily in the family Nymphaeaceae, separate from the European Nymphaea alba, blue-flowered Nymphaea caerulea and the true lotus, Nelumbo nucifera. Keeping the botanical name with the tincture helps preserve that distinction.

Published ethnopharmacological accounts record a traditional sedative reputation for Nymphaea lotus. Contemporary interest in evening reflection and meditation draws on that reputation. These descriptions concern the plant’s history and reported character; they do not establish a fixed effect for this bottle.

Research on the Floral Parts

In 2022, Tungmunnithum and colleagues examined White Lotus flowers from thirteen populations across Thailand. They compared the stamens—the pollen-bearing parts—with the surrounding floral envelope, analysing flavonoids and measuring activity in three laboratory antioxidant tests.

The stamens generally contained more flavonoids than the surrounding floral parts, and the measured composition varied between populations. This is a useful flower-specific finding: the chemical profile of a water lily depends on the material examined. Laboratory antioxidant activity is not a demonstrated health benefit from this tincture, and the study does not specify its composition.

A separate 2018 study investigated an aqueous leaf extract in mice, reporting changes in behavioural tests and drug-induced sleep. It helps explain research interest in the species’ traditional reputation, while remaining evidence about leaves and an experimental preparation rather than this flower tincture.

Keep the bottle tightly closed, cool and protected from direct sunlight. Follow the product label for preparation-specific directions.

For a different species in liquid form, see the Blue Lotus tincture. The lotus and water-lily collection brings the different flower materials and preparations together.

Selected references

• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Nymphaea lotus, botanical identity and native range.
• Tungmunnithum et al. (2022) — chemical variation and laboratory antioxidant activity in White Lotus floral parts from Thailand.
• Fajemiroye et al. (2018) — experimental research with an aqueous leaf extract in mice.