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The blue lotus flower (Nymphea caerulea) is an Egyptian water lily containing apomorphine and nuciferine. It’s been used in traditional medicine for thousands of years as a natural aphrodisiac, sleep aid, and anxiety reliever. Apomorphine has been described as a psychoactive alkaloid and is a non-selective dopamine agonist primarily used to treat Parkinson's disease as it stimulates dopamine receptors and improves motor function.
Historically, it’s been used recreationally and medicinally, with most advocates claiming it can improve sleep, reduce anxiety, assist with erectile dysfunction, and act as a natural aphrodisiac (1Trusted Source, 7Trusted Source). Though no direct research supports these claims, many suspect that these effects come from the two compounds in the flower — apomorphine and nuciferine — commonly known to promote calmness and assist with muscle control (1Trusted Source, 7Trusted Source). Furthermore, blue lotus flower contains antioxidants like flavonoids, quercetin, kaempferol, and myricetin (8Trusted Source). Antioxidants promote good health by fighting free radicals, which can otherwise damage your body’s cells. A diet high in antioxidants is associated with a lower risk of chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and certain types of cancer (9Trusted Source, 10Trusted Source, 11Trusted Source, 12Trusted Source). Yet, despite its antioxidant content, no research directly links this flower with a reduced risk of chronic disease, and no studies have confirmed whether there’s an ideal way to consume it to reap the most benefits. The best way to get antioxidants is to include a variety of antioxidant-rich foods in your diet like vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds, whole grains, green tea, and coffee (9Trusted Source, 11Trusted Source).
Over 3000 years ago, Blue Lotus was cultivated at the banks of the Nile for it's beauty and effects. Used for an aphrodisiac, as well as to help with sleep and lucid dreaming.
Some of the ways it was and continues to be used include teas (typically between 1 and 10 grams steeped for 20 minutes), smoked like one would cannabis, or with wine (about 10 grams per litre soaked for 7 to 10 days before consuming).
Although there are few recent studies, there are millenium of historical Usage and the plant appears to be very safe and effective.
Evaluation of Anxiolytic and Antidepressant-like Activity of Aqueous Leaf Extract of Nymphaea Lotus Linn. in Mice (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5985179/)
Antioxidant constituents of Nymphaea caerulea flowers (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18534639/)
Relationship between the Composition of Flavonoids and Flower Colors Variation in Tropical Water Lily (Nymphaea) Cultivars (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3317528/#pone.0034335-Devi1)
Flavonoids from blue flowers of Nymphaèa caerulea (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031942299000497)
Effects of Methanolic Extract of Nymphaea capensis Leaves on the Sedation of Mice and Cytotoxicity of Brine Shrimp (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammad-Alam-49/publication/292982801_Effects_of_Methanolic_Extract_of_Nymphaea_capensis_Leaves_on_the_Sedation_of_Mice_and_Cytotoxicity_of_Brine_Shrimp/links/56b39f4508ae1f8aa45350a7/Effects-of-Methanolic-Extract-of-Nymphaea-capensis-Leaves-on-the-Sedation-of-Mice-and-Cytotoxicity-of-Brine-Shrimp.pdf)
Lotus Leaf Alkaloid Extract Displays Sedative–Hypnotic and Anxiolytic Effects through GABAA Receptor (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jafc.5b04141)
The two most important compounds in Blue Lotus that are responsible for its relaxing, sedating and euphoric effects are aporphine(which converts to apomorphine in the body) and nuciferine. Below are a couple of papers for each below, elucidating their effects in detail, further solidifying our position in its use:
The Pharmacological Properties and Therapeutic Use of Apomorphine (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6268166/)
Aporphine Alkaloids as Ligands for Serotonin Receptors (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nirav-Kapadia/publication/303376603_Aporphine_Alkaloids_as_Ligands_for_Serotonin_Receptors/links/575d9b5308aec91374aef633/Aporphine-Alkaloids-as-Ligands-for-Serotonin-Receptors.pdf)
Chemical and pharmacological studies on sedative cyclopeptide alkaloids in some Rhamnaceae plants (http://old.iupac.org/publications/pac/1989/pdf/6103x0443.pdf)
Psychopharmacological studies on (--)-nuciferine and its Hofmann degradation product atherosperminine (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/100809/)
Some more general journal articles and papers on Blue Lotus:
The Blue Lotus Flower (Nymphea caerulea) Resin Used in a New Type of Electronic Cigarette, the Re-Buildable Dripping Atomizer (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5638439/#R5)
Nymphaea cults in ancient Egypt and the New World: a lesson in empirical pharmacology (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1079300/)
Ethnobotany and phytochemistry of the sacred blue lily of the Nile, Nymphaea caerulea Savigny, Nymphaeaceae (https://search.proquest.com/openview/07763ab6615833cc71a66c124bdd3cc5/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y)
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