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45 lines
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From "Plants of the Gods" by Richard Evans Schultes & Albert Hoffman
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Common Name: Badoh Negro, Piule, Tlitlitlzen
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Botanical Name: Ipomoea violacea L.
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Usage: Oaxaca, southern Mexico. Known to Aztecs as Tlitliltzen
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and employed in the same way as Ololiuqui, Ipomoea is
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called Piule by the Chinantec and Mazatec, and Badoh Negro
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by the Zapotec.
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In southern Mexico this vine is respected as one of the
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principal hallucinogens for use in divination,
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magico-religious and curing rituals.
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Preparation: A drink is prepared from about a thimbleful of the
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crushed seeds.
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Effects: The alkaloid content is 5 times that of Turbina corymbosa:
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accordingly the natives use fewer seeds. The same alkaloids
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are found in other Morning Glories, but usage is restricted
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to Mexico (see Ololiuqui)
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Common Name: Ololiuqui, Badoh
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Botanical Name: Turbina corymbosa [synonym: Rivea corymbosa]
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History: The seeds of this Morning Glory, formerly known as Rivea
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corymbosa, are valued as one of the major sacred
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hallucinbogens of numerous Indian groups in southern Mexico.
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Their use goes back to early periods, and they were important
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in Aztec ceremonies as an intoxicant and as a magic potion
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with reputedly analgesic properties.
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Usage: At the present time small round seeds are utilized in
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divination and witchcraft by Chinantec, Mazatec, Zapotec, and
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others and, as has been recently stated, "today in almost all
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villages of Oaxaca one finds seeds still serving the natives
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as an ever-present help in the time of trouble."
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Preparation: The seeds, which must be collected by the person who is to be
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treated, are ground by a virgin on a metate, water is added
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and then the drink is filtered. The patient drinks it at
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night in a quiet, secluded space.
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Effects: Ergoline alkaloids were found to be the psychoactive
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principles, lysergic acid amide and lysergic acid
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hydroxyethylamide, closely related to the potent hallucinogen
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LSD, being the most important constituents.
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