I am just getting in to legal botanicals, and have tried Kratom and Kava. I read some interesting reports on Blue Lotus so I decided to look for it. I am really impatient so instead of ordering from a reputable supplier I looked around town at the herbal shops. I live in a pretty herb-friendly area, so I was able to find a shop that sold botanicals for "scientific experimentation", but they were out of the dried flower. They did have a liquid extract so I bought 2oz for <snip> USD. I should have asked more questions, but I was running late and did not want the wife quizzing me too deeply about where I was.
So now I have this bottle, decanted from a larger bottle, with a hand-written label stating that it is Blue Lotus Extract and that is about it. The liquid inside is dark brown or green (I am kinda color blind), and does not smell like ETOH. I tried 5 half droppers-full twice in OJ last night about an hour apart and it had a bit of a celery/vegetable taste to it. I may have felt a little mellowing, but nothing very profound. I also had a beer, as I heard that alcohol and Blue Lotus attenuate each other, so the mellowing could have been from the beer.
What do you all think? How much should I be trying? What does "too much" BL feel like? Is this probably junk?
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So now I have this bottle, decanted from a larger bottle, with a hand-written label stating that it is Blue Lotus Extract and that is about it. The liquid inside is dark brown or green (I am kinda color blind), and does not smell like ETOH. I tried 5 half droppers-full twice in OJ last night about an hour apart and it had a bit of a celery/vegetable taste to it. I may have felt a little mellowing, but nothing very profound. I also had a beer, as I heard that alcohol and Blue Lotus attenuate each other, so the mellowing could have been from the beer.
What do you all think? How much should I be trying? What does "too much" BL feel like? Is this probably junk?
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