The Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) is also known as Blue water lily or Egyptian lotus. It is a live water plant growing on the shores of lakes and rivers. In the time of the ancient Egyptians, the plant was considered sacred.
The god of the Blue water lily in ancient Egypt was Nefertem. He offered the lily to the sun god Ra to ease the pain of his aging body. The Egyptians appreciated the flower not only for its pleasing smell, but also for its healing qualities. Many scenes depict women holding the flower, smelling its divine fragrance. Today it is believed that the plant was used as a recreational drug (soaked in wine) as well.
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Effects
The effects of the Blue lotus are both narcotic and euphoric, becoming slightly hallucinogenic at higher doses. It is also said that the flower increases sexual arousal and has a potency enhancing effect.
Usage
To make tea, take 5 grams per person and soak in hot water. For a traditional Egyptian drink, soak the flowers in wine for several hours. Use approximately 5 grams per bottle. Do not exceed recommended dosage: Blue lotus makes the wine bitter and hard to drink.
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When used as the described tea, it has a very mild relaxing effect. In fact, it's milder than the verbena tea I buy at the local supermarket at a fraction of the price. The tea is quite tasty though, especially with plenty of sugar.
When smoked, it's really great . Mix in a 2:1 or higher ratio with some tobacco (grind the herbs first eg in a marihuana grinder as the herbs are quite coarse fresh from the box), roll as a joint and enjoy. Gives a mild but very noticeable, trippy high. The peak effects last 30 minutes or so and come fast, but wear out slowly. It has a pleasant taste and is not harsh on the lungs. -
Ivan
with 5gr as tea, i felt something relaxed, but not agreable at all, more dizzy than good feeling.
Similar to this product, I'd preffer Kratom (15x extract) -
Klaus
Very nice relaxing effect. I feel like I can fly. I smoked it mixed with tabacco. The effect does not long more than 3 minutes by smoking.
