Blue Lotus

2023-10-18:

Blue Lotus #

• Probably lacks direct GABA activity. A known aphrodisiac. Gotta wonder if it produces a glutamatergic rebound in the morning. It’s highly dopaminergic not just from MAOI activity
• Known aphrodisiac. Might make meditation easier/more enjoyable.
• In Vitro and In Vivo Characterization of the Alkaloid Nuciferine
  • *Nuciferine was:
    • an antagonist at 5-HT2A, 5-HT2C, and 5-HT2B,
    • inverse agonist at 5-HT7
    • a partial agonist at D2, D5 and 5-HT6
    • an agonist at 5-HT1A and D4 receptors
    • inhibited DAT.
    • In rodent models relevant to antipsychotic drug action, nuciferine blocked head-twitch responses and discriminative stimulus effects of a 5-HT2A agonist, substituted for clozapine discriminative stimulus, enhanced amphetamine induced locomotor activity, inhibited phencyclidine (PCP)-induced locomotor activity, and rescued PCP-induced disruption of prepulse inhibition without induction of catalepsy.*