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4.5 KiB
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93 lines
4.5 KiB
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From "The Botanical and Chemical Distribution of Hallucinogens"
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Richard Evans Schultes, PhD.
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Journal of Psychedlic Drugs Vol.9(No.3) Jul-Sep 1977
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The main psychotomimetic constituent of the seeds of both species
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[Ipomoea tricolor & Rivea corymbosa] are ergine (d-delta-lysergic acid
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amide) and isoergine (d-delta-isolysergic acid amide) which occur together
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with minor alkaloids: chanoclavine, elymoclavine, and lysergol.
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Ergometrine appears to be present in the seeds of I. violacea, but
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absent in R. corymbosa. The total alkaloid content of R. corymbosa seed
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is 0.012% ; of I. violacea, 0.06% - and, indeed Indians use smaller quantities
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of the latter than of the former.
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I. violacea, often referred to by it's synonyms I. rubro-caerulea and
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I. tricolor, is represented in horticulture by a number of "varieties,"
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such as: Heavenly Blue, Pearly Gates, Flying Saucers, Wedding Bells,
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Summer Skies, and Blue Stars - all of which contain the hallucinogenic
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ergot alkaloids.
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"Indole Alkaloids In Plant Hallucinogens" Richard Evans Schultes, PhD.
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Journal of Psychedelic Drugs Vol.8(No.1) Jan-Mar 1976
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"The main constituent of the seeds of Rivea corymbosa is ergine or d-lysergic
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acid amide. Minor alkaloids present are the related d-isolysergic acid amide
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(isoergine), chanoclavine, elymoclavine and lysergol. The seeds of Ipomoea
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violacea have a similar composition, but instead of lysergol, they have
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ergometrine (ergonovine). Later, very minor amounts of two alkaloids
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ergometrinine and penniclavine - were found in I. violacea by chromatography.
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the total alkaloid content of the seeds of Ipomoea violacea is approximately
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five times as great as that of the seeds of Rivea corymbosa: 0.06% in the
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former; 0.012% in the latter. This difference in the alkaloid content
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explains why Indians employ smaller doses of seeds of the Ipomoea than of the
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Rivea.
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"Ethnopharmacology and Taxonomy of Mexican Psychodysleptic Plants"
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Jose Luis Diaz M.D.
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Journal of Psychedelic Drugs Vol. 11(1-2) Jan-Jun 1979
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Seeds of various Morning Glories contain
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Ergolines: ergine,isoergine,ergonovine
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Glucosides: turbicoryn [apparently in Rivea corymbosa only]
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called Tlitlitzen (Aztec word for "The Divine Black One")
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to the Aztecs, Black is a "hot" color,
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a property of psychotropics associated with light
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"Medicinal Chemistry" Part II, Third edition
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Article: "Hallucinogenic Agents" Alfred Burger
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The investigation of a third magic drug, ololiuqui, took an unexpected turn.
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Ololiuqui [also called coaxihuitl (Aztec), badoh (Zapotec), yucu-yaha
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(Mixtec), xtabentum (Maya), flor de la Virgen, yerba del las serpientes
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(Spanish), snake plant, etc.] is a green twining herb of three species of the
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wild American morning glory, with long white blossoms and round brown (badoh)
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or black (badoh negro) seeds. The priests ate this plant to induce visions
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and satanic hallucinations, believed to have been messages from the gods. The
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patients of professional soothsayers (piuleros) drank alcoholic beverages
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(pulque, aguardiente, etc.) containing the crushed seeds; in the ensuing
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sleepy-narcotic state they revealed information about themselves that the
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piulero could use to forecast the client's future or prescribe for his
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illness. The brown seeds have been identified as Rivea corymbosa; the black
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seeds, as Ipomoea violacea.
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"Medical Botany, Plants Affecting Man's Health" Lewis & Evans-Lewis
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Family: Convolvulaceae
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Species: Ipomoea violacea
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Name: Morning Glory
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Active Hallucinogens: D-Lysergic acid amide (ergoline)
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other "ergot" alkaloids may be active
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Comments: Used in Mexico as a hallucinogen
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"Burger's Medicinal Chemistry" Fourth Edition, Volume III
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Chapter: "Hallucinogens" Alexander Shulgin
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Composition, % of total alkaloids present
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Compound R. corymbosa I. violacea
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Ergine (LA-111) 54, 48 58, 10-16, 5-10 *
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Isoergine 17, 35 8, 18-26, 9-17 *
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Ergometrine 8
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Elymoclavine 4 4
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Chanoclavine 4 4
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Lysergol 4
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Total Alkaloids .012, .04 .06, .04-.08, .02-.04
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(% of dry weight
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of seeds)
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* Numbers separated by commas represent results from various sources.
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