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.
Causes. Acute liver failure occurs when liver cells are damaged significantly and are no longer able to function. Potential causes include: Acetaminophen overdose. Taking too much acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) is the most common cause of acute liver failure in the United States.
What Is Liver Failure? Liver failure means the liver cannot perform its vital functions in the body, such as producing chemicals and filtering blood. When liver failure results from a sudden illness in a person with no history of liver disease, it is called acute or fulminant liver failure.