F ew plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of archaeology's most significant discoveries. Researchers found its petals ...

Blue lotus flower, or Nymphea caerulea, is an Egyptian water lily believed to be used in ancient healing and shamanistic rituals. Today, people use it to promote sleep, reduce anxiety, improve ...

Many products marketed as Egyptian blue lotus actually correspond to a lookalike variety of water lily that has far lower nuciferine levels and no psychoactive properties. The construction of the ...