Water Extraction FAQ

Water Extraction FAQ

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Research

PROVIDED AS AN EDUCATIONAL REFERENCE ONLY; PLANTS AND TECHNIQUES DESCRIBED HERE MAY BE DANGEROUS AND/OR ILLEGAL.  WE DO NOT ENDORSE OR RECOMMEND ANYTHING FOUND ON THIS SITE. Acacia spp. – Acacia – 190 degree water for 20 minutes – active components...

Alcohol Extraction FAQ

Alcohol Extraction FAQ

by | Jan 1, 2002 | Research

Areca catechu – Betel Nut – 2 months in alcohol – active component is arecoline. Betel Nut is traditionally chewed as a quid. Artemisia absinthium – Wormwood – 1 week in alcohol – active components include thujone, a psychoactive...

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...

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”...