Bongolian<p>Jason Pohl: Investigating the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/psychedelic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelic</span></a> blue lotus of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Egypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Egypt</span></a>, where ancient magic meets modern science: Online, products branded as the blue lotus promise calm moments and psychedelic trips. But they're far different from what ancient Egyptians consumed, a UC Berkeley student researcher says.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ucberkeley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ucberkeley</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bluelotus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bluelotus</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LiamMcEvoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LiamMcEvoy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pseudoscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pseudoscience</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Egyptology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Egyptology</span></a><br><a href="https://news.berkeley.edu/2025/03/11/investigating-the-psychedelic-blue-lotus-of-egypt-where-ancient-magic-meets-modern-science/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.berkeley.edu/2025/03/11/i</span><span class="invisible">nvestigating-the-psychedelic-blue-lotus-of-egypt-where-ancient-magic-meets-modern-science/</span></a></p>