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What is blue lotus (Nymphaea caerulea)?
The flower of Osiris, seen opening at sunrise on the frescoes of Karnak and in the tomb of Tutankhamun. Botanically she is Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea, a water lily of the Nymphaeaceae family, sacred in ancient Egypt — not the sacred Asian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), a different genus and family. She is drunk as a gentle evening infusion.
What is the difference between the two blue lotuses, caerulea and nouchali?
INFUSE offers two blue lotuses, two sister flowers of the same water lily family, both real and magnificent. The nouchali is the better-known and most loved — accessible, generous, delicious, carried by thousands of people worldwide. The caerulea is the original form, rarer and harder to find — a smaller flower, more subtle, more concentrated in what she offers. This page presents the caerulea tier, for those who seek the finest flower of the family.
Is the caerulea blue lotus stronger than the nouchali?
More concentrated, rather than stronger. The caerulea, a smaller and rarer flower, is reported as more subtle and denser in her profile — the connoisseur tier. The nouchali remains a sumptuous and fully alive flower, just more accessible and gentler at first. Two doors to the same threshold, one more immediate, the other finer. Neither is a substitute for the other.
Are blue lotus and pink-white lotus the same plant?
No, they are two distinct families. Blue lotus belongs to the genus Nymphaea (water lilies), while pink and white lotus is Nelumbo nucifera, the sacred Asian lotus — different genus and family. No confusion possible between them, two different plants, each with her own beauty. INFUSE offers both.
How do I prepare a blue lotus infusion?
Tradition typically uses the whole flower in a gentle infusion. Count about one flower in a cup of simmering but never boiling water (around 80°C), 7 to 10 minutes, in the evening. Many marry her with rose or damiana. The reported effect rises slowly and remains light — a plant of gentle passage, not intense experience.
Is blue lotus psychoactive and does she give dreams?
The Nymphaea genus contains apomorphine; nuciferine and nornuciferine have been isolated from a related species — these aporphines are the chemical basis of the supposed psychoactivity. Ethnobotanical sources report a use for inducing divinatory dreams, by smoking or infusion of the flowers. The described effect is gentle: reverie, deeper sleep.
Is blue lotus legal in France?
The blue lotus flower (Nymphaea caerulea) is freely sold in France and the European Union as dried flower and botanical material. As with any gentle psychoactive plant, use is each person's responsibility. In case of medical treatment, see precautions before any use.
Where does INFUSE's blue lotus come from?
From a wild harvest in Sri Lanka, where Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea grows in her natural range. The material is laboratory-controlled in France to verify the species. INFUSE works with the whole flower and an elixir — not a fortified extract.
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