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The Blue Lotus (Nymphaea Caerulea)It is a kind of aquatic plant that blooms during the day. Its seeds are used as restoratives in different areas of Asia, where they are consumed wet with water. The petals of this flower are also used as muscle relaxants and remedies against hypertension.Egyptian LotusNymphaea Caerulea, known primarily as blue lotus, but also blue water lily, and sacred blue lily, is water lily in the genus Nymphaea. Like other species in the genus, the plant contains the alkaloid aporphine. It was known to the Ancient Egyptian civilization.Sometimes also called Blue Water Lily. is a psychoactive plant that has been used for thousands of years. The plant is believed to originally come from Egypt and other parts of Northern Africa where it grew along the river Nile. Today, the plant also grows in other parts of the world and can be found in India and some other parts of Asia. The Blue Lotus is sometimes confused with the sacred Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), the national flower of India and Vietnam.Blue Lotus was intimately known to the Ancient Egyptians, where it played an important part in various aspects of their culture. The plant was widely popular for its aphrodisiac properties.Blue Lotus can often be found depicted on the walls inside Ancient Egyptians tombs. This leads researches to believe that Ancient Egyptians used Blue Lotus used is often depicted together with wine, which suggests that the Egyptians made alcoholic beverages and tinctures with the plant. It is a living water plant that grows on the banks of lakes or rivers. In ancient Egypt times, the plant was considered sacred.Two main active substances in the Blue Lotus, responsible for the different effects of the flower, are the alkaloids nuciferine and aporphine.Nucleiferin, also found in the Sacred Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), is believed to block dopamine receptors.Instead, aporphine is believed to act as a dopamine agonist, activating its receptors and inducing an opposite effect to nuciferine. This compound is responsible for feelings of happiness and euphoria.