The ancient Egyptians revered the blue lotus flower and cherished its psychoactive properties. You will find it as a motif in many of their ancient paintings and architecture. The blue lotus flower symbolized regeneration, fertility, water, and plant life. Today, it is highly sought after for its euphoric effects and medicinal properties. In lower doses, the blue lotus flower provides anxiety relief, mood, skin care, aromatherapy, reproductive wellness, spiritual tonic and acts as a sleep aid. The plant’s active ingredient, apomorphine, is quite effective in cases of hormonal wellness in men, as it initiates a cascade of events resulting in smooth muscle relaxation and vasodilation.
Apomorphine is also imbues Blue Lotus with properties that make it a gentle sleep aid and a relaxant. Both the nuciferine and apomorphine constituents of the plant activate serotonin and dopamine receptors, which contribute to its calming effect.
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