Ethnopharmacology of Ska María Pastora

Ethnopharmacology of Ska María Pastora

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Research

-By Leander J. Valdes III, Jose Luis Diaz, Ara G. Paul Summary Salvia divinorum is a perennial labiate used for curing and divination by the Mazatec Indians of Oaxaca, Mexico. The psychotropic effects the plant produces are compared to those of the other hallucinogens...

Macropiper Excelsum – Maori Kava

Macropiper Excelsum – Maori Kava

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Research

-By Michael P. Bock When the Maori first settled in New Zealand (Aotearoa) from Polynesia in the north-east almost 800 years ago (the Maori navigator Kupe first visited Aotearoa approximately 1000 years ago), they gave Polynesian names to local plants and animals that...

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Research

What are MAOIs? MAOI stands for monoamine oxidase inhibitor.  In order to understand what an MAOI is, we must first understand what monoamine oxidase (MAO) is.  MAO is an enzyme which oxidizes, thereby breaking down, certain compounds to prevent them from reaching...

Lily And Lotus

Lily And Lotus

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Research

-By Tao Jones I am going to touch in this article on the botanical side of the plants in question and also delve into the metaphysical aspects of their use. All quotations are from “Transcultural Use of Narcotic Water Lilies in Ancient Egyptian and Maya Drug Ritual”...