For thousands of years it was used by the ancient Egyptians as part of religious ceremonies to reach higher levels of consciousness and connect to the Divine. They would steep the Blue Lotus flowers in wine for several weeks and use it as a sacred sacrament.
1 Metabolic disease. 2  Rare metabolic diseases, such as Wilson's disease and acute fatty liver of pregnancy, infrequently cause acute liver failure. 3  Cancer. 4  Cancer that either begins in or spreads to your liver can cause your liver to fail.
There are several different diseases and other causes that lead to kidney failure. Diabetes and high blood pressure are two of the leading causes of kidney failure. Some o â¦ f the effects of kidney failure include fatigue, loss of appetite, confusion, nausea, vomiting, weakness, and difficulty concentrating. Without intervention, kidney failure will lead to death as toxins build up in the blood.