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	MDR Receives Patent for Anti-Aging Breakthrough (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Activity of the protein-repair enzyme L-isoaspartyl methyltransferase (MT) in the ancient lotus seed is persistent during germination and the degree of oxidation in the seed is minimal.
		Lotus Seed extract is used in the formulation of dermaceuticals such as acne blemish, spot removers, contra-irritants and inflammation, the regeneration of skin elasticity, and sunscreen preparations.
		Thus, another object of the present invention are formulations of Sacred Lotus seed in dermatologicals, such as lotions, creams, sunscreens, cleansers, and various skin care formulas to improve the youthful appearance of the skin, repair visible damage, and reduce the signs of aging including loss of elasticity, fine lines, wrinkles, blemishes, spots and discolorations.
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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Lotus Software
		Lotus is most famous for their groundbreaking Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet application, which was the killer app in the early days of the IBM PC which helped spread the adoption of the PC.
		Lotus employs over 4,000 employees worldwide, and IBM's acquisition of Lotus in 1995 was greeted with apprehension by many Lotus employees, who feared that the corporate culture of "Big Blue" would smother their creativity.
		Lotus is most famous for their groundbreaking Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet application, which was the killer app in the early days of the IBM PC.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lotus-Software (3184 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Lotus effect
		Lotus stems are used in preparing salads and the dried flowers are used in cooked dishes, such as Mandarin Duck and Lotus Flowers; the fresh flowers are a common decoration.
		Lotus stems (hegeng) are used medicinally in the same way as the leaves for treatment of summer heat and are used also to treat tightness in the chest due to obstruction of qi circulation.
		Lotus stamen (lianxu) is sweet, astringent, and neutral, benefiting the heart and kidney; it is mainly used for preventing discharge, such as treatment of leukorrhea or for frequent urination.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lotus-effect (776 words)

	MDidea Extracts Professional:Proper Special Extracts Series:Lotus root Extracts,Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.Lotus ...
		Lotus root is often boiled in soup with pork bones and peanuts, cut into chunks for use as a vegetable, or stuffed, typically with mashed mung beans, and braised with pork.
		Lotus stems (hegeng) are used medicinally in the same way as the leaves for treatment of summer heat and are used also to treat tightness in the chest due to obstruction of qi circulation.
		Lotus stamen (lianxu) is sweet, astringent, and neutral, benefiting the heart and kidney; it is mainly used for preventing discharge, such as treatment of leukorrhea or for frequent urination.
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	Flower Essence Profile Lotus Or Water Lily
		The pure white lotus flower, the only plant to fruit and flower simultaneously, emerges from the depths of the muddy swamp and symbolizes the manifestation of the universal Buddha Nature or Christ Consciousness inherent equally in all life.
		Nymphaea lotus, the Egyptian white lotus, is believed to be the original sacred lotus of ancient Egypt.
		Lotus essence to many of our special formulas for animals because as well as stimulating spiritual evolvement it acts as a "booster" to other flower essences intensifying and spiritualizing their effects.
	www.anaflora.com /articles/fe-profiles/lotus-flower.html (827 words)

	Sekhmet Lotus Painting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Lotus symbology is usually concerned with spiritual unfoldment starting with the roots in the slime, rising up from the opaque waters, growing into the light of the sun where it finally blooms.
		A flame arising from the lotus is both divine revelation and the union of the dualistic forces of fire and water, sun and moon, male and female.
		The pink lotus was a late comer to the region.
	www.sangraal.com /sekhmet/sacredart/valotus.html (638 words)

	Sacred Lotus Flora - - by Provence Beyond
		Nelumbo nucifera is known by a number of common names, including Sacred Lotus, Red Lotus, Indian Lotus Bean of India and Sacred Water-lily.
		In ancient times it was common along the banks of the River Nile in Egypt along with the closely related Sacred Blue Lotus of the Nile (Nymphaea caerulea); and the flowers, fruit and sepals of both were widely depicted as architectural motifs where sacred images were called for.
		The Pharoic Egyptians venerated the Lotus and used it in worship.
	www.provencebeyond.com /flora/lotussacred.html (403 words)

	Lotus Flowers, Lotus Flower, Lotus, Hindus Sacred Lotus Flower, Hinduism Flower, Lotus Perfection
		In the postures of hatha yoga, the lotus position, padmasana, is adopted by those striving to reach the highest level of consciousness, which itself is found in the thousand-petalled lotus chakra at the top of the head.
		It is also mentioned in the Mahabharata that Lakshmi emerged from a lotus which grew from the forehead of Lord Vishnu, and a garland of 108 lotus seeds is today used for the worship of Lakshmi.
		The lotus which serves thus as the seat of the Deity, signifying their divinity and purity, is called padmasana or kamalasana.
	www.lotussculpture.com /my_articles_lotus.htm (715 words)

	Lotus - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Lotus, common name for any of a genus of plants of the legume family, and for certain plants in unrelated families.
		The translations that Kumarajiva made with his group of scholars are recognized today for their elegance, accuracy, and accessibility.
		- sacred pink water lily: a water lily with large leaves, regarded as sacred in South Asia, China, and Tibet.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Lotus.html (138 words)

	Free herb information - SACRED LOTUS
		Lotus essence, has been highly regarded as an elixir for any ailment, and as having a positive effect on the entire body.
		Lotus is said to provide better assimilation of other herbs, and an enhanced response to any form of healing.
		Lotus is also believed to heighten creative ability and mind power, and induce a sense of ease and peace.
	www.herbsarespecial.com.au /free-herb-information/sacred-lotus.html (933 words)

	The Sacred Lotus by Jack Wootton
		A lotus bog is basically just a small pond, but instead of having to hunt around for a spot to stash all that excavated soil, you just dump the dirt back into the hole after the EPDM liner or pre-formed shell has been installed; assuming of course that the soil is a good, heavy loam.
		The actual planting timetable for your lotus is determined by the hardiness zone in which you live, because the lotus tuber with its tender growing tip must never be directly exposed to frost or ice.
		In all zones, if you are planning on growing a lotus as a containerized pond plant, it is normal procedure to delay the planting of the tuber until it is safe to have only a shallow layer of water over the plant when the pot is placed in the pond.
	www.aquarticles.com /articles/ponds/Wootton_Sacred_Lotus.html (1564 words)

	Maya Ethnobotanicals - View Herb -> Nymphaea caerulea (Sacred Blue Lily of the Nile)
		The primary reason for the use of the Blue Lotus as a symbol by the Ancient Egyptians was because it symbolized the origin of life, According to Watterson (1984), they equated the Creator-god with the Blue Lotus, which is believed to have emerged at some point in time from the primeval ocean, Nun.
		As a symbol of rebirth for the Kemet, the Lotus was closely related to the imagery of the funerary and Osirian cult.
		The sacred journey in dynastic Egypt: shamanistic trance in the context of the narcotic water lily and the mandrake, Emboden W. In: J. Psychoactive Drugs.
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	Dandelion and Lotus
		Lotus blossoms are sacred to Buddhists and the plants are commonly grown in Asia for the rhizomes and seeds.
		Water lotus (Nelumbo) is not to be confused with Lotus of the legume family (Fabaceae), a large genus containing many species of herbs and subshrubs.
		Water lotus (Nelumbo) is not to be confused with Lotus of the legume family (Fabaceae), a large genus containing many species of herbs and subshrubs, including at least 18 species in San Diego County.
	waynesword.palomar.edu /ecoph32.htm (822 words)

	BlueLotus
		The Blue Lotus (Sacred Lily of the Nile) is found represented in ancient Egyptian art, seen held in the hand of a god or human, serving as a border to ouline a scetion of the artwork, unfolding to reveal various gods or humans, and many other depictions.
		Lotus blossoms are sacred to Buddhists and Hindus because of their ancient shamanic function.
		Sacred Lotus is said to produce effects similar to that of Blue Lotus.
	www.geocities.com /bluelotussoma/BlueLotus (240 words)

	Vai.com - The Official Steve Vai Website > Inside Real Illusions: Reflections
		It is sometimes called the Indian lotus or the sacred lotus, and it is also known in Egypt and in Africa as the white lotus, the Egyptian water lily and the white lily.
		Because the lotus rises from unclean water to blossom as a pure, uncontaminated flower, it is a symbol of purity and resurrection.
		The heart-lotus or "lotus of heart" is the center of the infinite, omnipresent consciousness which connects with the consciousness of the universe.
	www.vai.com /realillusions/07lotusfeet_pamposh.html (1170 words)

	Lotus
		To the ancient Egyptians, a lotus bud or sesen was a symbol of rebirth.
		The sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera is the Indian or Oriental lotus.
		The "lotus" depicted in tomb paintings of ancient Egypt and found scattered upon the corpse of Tutankhamen when the tomb was opened in 1922 is also known as the "lily of the Nile." It is not a true lotus, but a blue water lily Nymphaea caerulea.
	www.khandro.net /nature_plants_lotus.htm (2298 words)

	:: T R Y P T A M I N D . C O M :: ►Nelumbo nucifera
		All parts of the Sacred Lotus are used for their astringent, cardiotonic, febrifuge, hypotensive, resolvent, stomachic, styptic, tonic and vasodilator, cancer, and miscellany healing properties.
		Lotus flowers, pods, or petals are most commonly used, while the flower stamens are reported to be the most potent part of the plant.
		The lotus is the object of meditation in Tantrik Buddhism.
	www.tryptamind.com /nelumbo_nucifera.html (682 words)

	The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia presents a detailed account of Lotus Flower, a popular aquatic flower and ...
		The Lotus is native to Asia and flourishes in a wide range of climates from India to China.
		The Lotus is one of the eight auspicious signs of Buddhism - an eight petalled lotus used in Buddhist mandalas symbolizes cosmic harmony, a thousand petalled Lotus, spiritual illumination.
		The roots of the Lotus are planted in the soil of the pond or river bottom, while the leaves float on top of the water surface.
	www.theflowerexpert.com /content/aboutflowers/exoticflowers/lotus (1015 words)

	Lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, Gardening
		Lotus, known as flower of purity is the National Flower of India.
		Lotus is considered sacred by the Hindus and the Buddhists.
		Sunlight is a must for the lotus plant to flower.
	www.webindia123.com /garden/flowers/lotus.htm (211 words)

	The Sacred Lotus
		The botanical name for the sacred lotus is Nelumbo nucifera, the name Nelumbo deriving from the Tamil, and nucifera from the Latin, meaning ‘nut bearing’.
		In India today, the lotus is still considered to be the cradle of the universe, and many Indian deities are portrayed sitting on a large lotus flower.
		Lotus can be added to an aromatic bath or a massage blend, or diffused in the air as a way to recharge energies and clear away unwanted thoughts.
	www.holisticaroma.co.uk /shp/TheSacredLotus.htm (1251 words)

	Lotus - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema
		Combined with sugar, lotus seed paste is a common ingredient in pastries such as mooncakes, daifuku and rice flour pudding.
		In Buddhist symbolism, this lotus represents purity of body, speech, and mind, floating above the muddy waters of attachment and desire.
		The Buddha is often depicted sitting on a giant lotus leaf or blossom.
	www.egnu.org /thelema/Lotus (392 words)

	Horticultural leaflet on the lotus : Botany [Montréal Botanical Garden]
		The lotus Nelumbo, is classified as the sole member of its botanical family, the Nelumbonaceae.
		The sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, also known as the East Indian lotus, Oriental lotus or lily of the Nile, is native to southern Asia and can grow at altitudes of up to 1,600 meters.
		The American lotus, Nelumbo lutea, is native to a region stretching from southeastern North America to the northern parts of South America.
	www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca /jardin/en/info_verte/feuillet_lotus/botanique.htm (274 words)

	Legend of the Lotus
		Chinese poets also use lotus flowers to inspire people to continue striving through difficulties and to show their best part to the outside world, no matter how bad the circumstances may be.
		Another symbolic characteristic of the lotus flower leads from the observation that the plant's stalk is easy to bend in two, but is very hard to break because of its many strong sinuous fibres.
		The white lotus, born in the water and grown in the water, rises beyond the water and remains unsoiled by the water.
	platinumlotus.com /lotus_legend.html (2507 words)

	Golden Lotus sacred flower of Dai ethnic minority Buddhist culture
		Its resemblance to Lotus and its wonderful golden color have made it a truly special plant for Buddhist although it is difficult to find.
		When She speaks, Her mouth is full of Golden Lotus; and She is also the embodiment of charm and kindness.
		The Golden Lotus is the symbol of the holy, the noble and the auspicious.
	www.natureproducts.net /Culture/sacred_flowers.html (388 words)

	Oral compositions containing lotus - Patent 6602526
		It is believed that the use of Sacred Lotus seeds in dietary supplements accomplishes anti-aging effects based on anti-aging factors (enzymes such as methyltransferase and growth hormone agonists) which are present in the seeds.
		Moreover, Sacred Lotus seeds contain certain anti-oxidants such as vitamin C and glutathione which may contribute to anti-aging effects on skin and in the body and may even contain other beneficial factors.
		In accordance with the present invention, methyltransferase and/or the natural compounds found in an extract of Sacred Lotus seeds may be used in an effort to repair age-related signs in the body and skin such as lines, wrinkles, and/or loss of elasticity, as well as revitalize overall general health.
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	Lotus flowers from around the world
		The sacred Lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, is an extreme important spiritual symbol in Eastern religions.
		Lotus roots produce starchy tubers and have the flavor of sweet potato.
		Sacred Lotus seeds, the most long-lived of all angiosperm seeds, have been known to germinate after more than 400 years!
	www.flowerpictures.net /lotus/index.htm (307 words)

	water lily on Encyclopedia.com
		The lotus flower is traditional in Egyptian art and architecture, as in the lotus capital.
		Many members of the water lily family have seeds or tubers that have been used for food; however, the fruit of the lotus-eaters of classical literature has been most often identified as that of the jujube of the buckthorn family or the nettle-tree of the elm family.
		Lotus is also the botanical name for a genus of the pea family.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/w1/waterlil.asp (546 words)

	The Lotus flower.
		For example, the number 1,000 was symbolized by a picture of a lotus flower, and the number 2,000 was symbolized by a picture of two lotus flowers growing out of a bush.
		Favorite motifs in the designs were the lotus blossom, a zigzag line representing waves, and the sacred beetle.
		Lotus {loh'-tuhs} Lotuses are 5 species of water lilies, three in the genus Nymphaea and two in Nelumbo; both genera are members of the water-lily family, Nymphaeaceae.
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