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A short time ago I informed you about a series of videos presented by the ‘PSYCHEDELICS, MADNESS, & AWAKENING: HARM REDUCTION AND FUTURE VISIONS‘ group. Although I have found some of these videos on the ‘dry’ and scientific side and, consequently, a bit difficult to understand, there are some which are never-the-less fascinating. New […]
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You might know Chris Kilham, the author of the Ayahuasca Test Pilots Handbook, from my description of the Spirit Plant Medicine conference and from the recent video link I posted here. His new book might be the quintessential guide for anyone even remotely interested in this powerful drink from the Amazon Rain Forest. You
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from Wikipedia – Ibogaine is a naturally occurring psychoactive substance found in plants in the Apocynaceae family such as Tabernanthe iboga, Voacanga africana and Tabernaemontana undulata.[2] It is a psychedelic with dissociative properties. Ibogaine-containing preparations are used for medicinal and ritual purposes within African spiritual traditions of the Bwiti, who claim to have
Psychotria viridis is a shrub or small tree with small red fruit and ling, narrow leaves which produce N.N-DMT. There is a long history of use of these leaves in South America ayahuasca brews.
Psychotria viridis (Chacruna) Read More »
A plant of the family Nitrariaceae. The plant’s seeds are especially noteworthy because they have seen continual use for thousands of years in the rites of many cultures. The plant has remained a popular tool in both folk medicine and spiritual practices for so long that some historians believe the plant may be the
peganum harmala (Syrian Rue) Read More »
A South American jungle vine of the family Malpighiaceae. It has a long history of entheogenic uses as a medicine and “plant teacher” among the indigenous peoples of the Amazon Rainforest. It contains harmine, harmaline, and tetrahydroharmine, all of which are both beta-carboline harmala alkaloids and MAOIs. It does not contain any illegal alkaloids such
Banisteriopsis caapi Vine (Ayahuasca) Read More »
The above ground leaves, flowers, seeds, and stems are harvested to use and can be picked at any time of the year. A rounded teaspoon of the dried plant in a cup of hot water, allowed to steep for fifteen minutes, is useful to promote sweating in feverish states or to increase scanty menstruation.
artemesiaspp. (Wormwood) Read More »
The root is the part of the plant generally used medicinally. Both wild and commercially grown ginger are powerful stimulants for the circulation of the body. They promote sweating, menstruation, lactation, and circulation of the blood. Wild ginger is considered specific for painful cramping of the bowels and stomach and has been used for
asarum canadense (Wild Ginger) Read More »