Tag: perfuming
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Chemically decoding the ancient blue lotus
The blue lotus water lily is the heraldic symbol of the Upper Nile of Egypt. This ancient and mystic flower, Nymphaea caerulea, appears throughout the culture and religion of ancient Egypt. The blue water lily grows well along the Nile River and may have been farmed and harvested for thousands of years (Viljoen, Cherise; Notten,…