Nymphaea Caerulea (Blue Lotus)
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Recent studies have shown Nymphaea caerulea to have psychoactive properties and may have been used as a sacrament in ancient
Egypt.
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Blue Lotus photo used under
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Ceramic jar decorated with the ankh, djed pillar, was-sceptre, and lotus with support ring from
Amarna (
Dynasty 18) on display at the
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in
San Jose, California. RC 1842,
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photo used under GNU free documentation license. Original photo can be viewed here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
File:Dynasty_18_jar_with_support_ring_REM.JPG
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