Witnessed by: Ayurveda

Lotus mud, of the earth / sediment (the fine mud of a lotus pond; a mixture, not a mineral species) family. A soft, dark, fine-grained pond sediment, cool and wet from the water; native range: the soft black sediment of ponds and tanks in which the lotus grows, lifted from among its roots. Globally recognized as padma panka, kamala panka in Sanskrit, and lotus mud, lotus-pond mud in English. The part used is the fresh mud, applied as a paste. Dark grey to black, smooth and unctuous between the fingers, cold to the touch, smelling of pond water and root.

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