Binomial
Egyptian blue lotus or sacred blue lily
Lucid dreaming, spiritual connection, exploring liminal spaces, trance work, rebirth, Egyptian-influenced paths. Rare and endangered due to loss of habitat and other types of nymphaea are often sold as blue lotus.
Substitute other types of Nymphaea nouchali (sacred lotus), mugwort (for ancestral connection, dreams, and divination), or Nymphaea lotus (white lotus or Egyptian white water lily), or American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea) which produces its own heat in the flowers to attract pollinators.
Medicinal Properties
Mild sedative, possible mild euphoric and aphrodisiac, contains aporphine (a compound with dopaminergic activity) and the psychoactive alkaloid nuciferine. It is illegal in some areas such as Latvia, Russia, and Poland.