Blue Lotus

Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea (Commonly known as Blue Lotus) is a water lily found throughout most of the eastern half of Africa.

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Chemical Nomenclature

Routes of Administration

WARNING: Always start with lower doses due to differences between individual body weight, tolerance, metabolism, and personal sensitivity. See responsible use section.

⇣ Smoked
Dosage
Threshold	< x mg
Light	x - x mg
Common	x - x mg
Strong	x - x mg
Heavy	> mg
Duration
Total	x - x hours
Onset	x minutes
Peak	x hours
Offset	x hours
After effects	x hours

⇣ Oral
Dosage
Threshold	< x mg
Light	x - x mg
Common	x - x mg
Strong	x - x mg
Heavy	> mg
Duration
Total	x - x hours
Onset	x minutes
Peak	x hours
Offset	x hours
After effects	x hours

DISCLAIMER: PW's dosage information is gathered from users and resources for educational purposes only. It is not a recommendation and should be verified with other sources for accuracy.

Interactions

Subjective effects include Color enhancement, Sedation, Pain relief, Dream potentiation, Dizziness, Nausea and Increased music appreciation.

Like other species in the genus, the plant contains the psychoactive alkaloid aporphine which is thought to be the main constituent causing the effects of the flower, however, it is more likely a group of aporphine alkaloids are working in conjunction to create the various effects as opposed to

just aporphine.

History and culture

The first description of Blue Lotus appears in 1798, however Blue Lotus is thought to be the primary for the fruit of the lotus tree eaten by the mythical Lotophagi (Lotus Eaters) in Homer's Odyssey.

This lotus has been used to produce perfumes since egyptian times. According to a 2023 preprint study, traces of Peganum harmala, and Blue Lotus were identified in an Egyptian ritual Bes-vase, of the 2nd century BCE

The plant and flower are very prominent and frequent in Ancient Egyptian art