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Commonly known as the blue lotus, Nymphaea Caerulea is available in several forms, including dried plant material, teas, and extracts for electronic cigarettes. The psychoactive effects of the flower are attributed to two aporphine alkaloids: apomorphine and nuciferine.
The compound is an alkaloid belonging to nymphaea caerulea, or blue lotus, but is also historically known as a morphine decomposition product made by boiling morphine with concentrated acid, hence the -morphine suffix. Contrary to its name, apomorphine does not actually contain morphine or its skeleton, nor does it bind to opioid receptors.
Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea, [1] [a] is a water lily in the genus Nymphaea, a botanical variety of Nymphaea nouchali.. It is an aquatic plant of freshwater lakes, pools and rivers, naturally found throughout most of the eastern half of Africa, as well as parts of southern Arabia, but has also been spread to other regions as an ornamental plant.
Blue lotus may refer to: . Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea, a water lily in the genus Nymphaea that was known to the Ancient Egyptian civilizations; Nymphaea nouchali, a water lily of genus Nymphaea that is native to southern and eastern parts of Asia, containing the sedating alkaloids apomorphine and nuciferine
Blue lotus flowers symbolize rebirth and creation, whereas purple lotus flowers symbolize inner balance. The rare red lotus flower symbolizes passion, and the yellow lotus flower is associated ...
Blue lotus or lily. Recent studies have shown Nymphaea caerulea to have psychedelic properties, and may have been used as a sacrament in ancient Egypt and certain ancient South American cultures. Dosages of 5 to 10 grams of the flowers induces slight stimulation, a shift in thought processes, enhanced visual perception, and mild closed-eye ...
Nymphaea caerulea (Egyptian lotus or blue lotus): apomorphine, nuciferine; Yohimbe: yohimbine; Kanna: mesembrine and mesembrenone; Glaucium flavum (yellow horned poppy, yellow hornpoppy or sea poppy): glaucine; California poppies: Protopine and Californidine
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