In ancient times, the ceremonial beverage du jour may have been a potion of oil and wine steeped with lotus flowers. Today, the promises of what's marketed online as a miracle wellness elixir ...

This plant, revered in ancient Egypt, is regaining attention today for its healing, ... For the ancient Egyptians, blue lotus wasn’t just medicine for the body — it was medicine for the soul.

Perhaps, then, it’s not surprising that a plant resembling the blue lotus is now marketed online as a soothing flower, one that can be smoked in a vape or infused in tea. There’s just one problem, ...