Ficus insipida / Oje / Moraceae (Mulberry family)

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Contents

Phyllosanthine, beta-amyrin or lupeol; lavandulol, phyllanthol, and eloxanthine.

Synergic Combinations

Oje is included among the following plants, which are considered to "teach medicine" if the proper diet is kept, and can be added to the Ayahuasca beverage: Tobacco (a variety called Mapacho in the area), Toe (Brugmansia suaveolens), Uchu-Sanango (Tabernaemontana sp.), Ayahuma (Couroupita guianensis), Caupuri (Virola surinamensis), Tangarana (Triplaris surinamensis), Chuchuhuasi (Maytenus ebenifolia), Hiporuru (Alchornea castaneifolia), Mucura (Petiveria alliacea), Lupuna (Ceiba pentandra), Clavohuasca (Tynanthus panurensis), Bellaco Caspi (Himantanthus sucuuba), Huairacaspi (Cedrelinga catanaeformis), Huacapu (Vouacapoua americana), Chullachaqui Caspi (Tovomita sp.), Cumala (Virola sp.), Catahua (Hura crepitans), Abuta (Abuta grandifolia), Amasisa (Erythrinaglauca), Nuc-Nuc Pichana (Scoparia dulcis), Bobinsana (Calliandra angustifolia), Chiric sanango (Brunfelsia grandiflora), Remo-Caspi (Pithecolobium laetum), Renaco (Ficus sp.), Tahuari (Tabebuia sp.), Capirona Negra (Capirona decorticans), and Cumaseba Negra, Tamshi, Puca Lupuna, Garabato, Millo Renaquilla, Murure, Palisangre, of which at this point I have only the common names. Some of these plants (Tobacco, Toé, Catahua, Mucura, Chiric Sanango and others) may be taken alone. This is also the case for Suelda con Suelda (Phtirusa pyrifolia), Raya Balsa (Montrichardia arborecens), Ajos Sacha (Mansoa alliacea) and Oje (Ficus insipida)

Historical

The latex was processed into powder in Iquitos and exported to many countries, especially for use by military forces. Many preparation methods exist. The latex is often fermented with sugar cane, orange juice or aguardiente, and then taken orally. If the latex is not fermented it will "burn" the insides of a person. The latex is toxic, and overdoses are dangerous. Despite its efficacy if correctly used, bad experiences make many people fear it and seek other methods to control parasites. Education programs have promoted ojé use in Peru. A common belief is that ojé trees attract mosquitos.(3)

Plant Description

A large tree with big plank buttresses. The trunk is smooth and gray brown, and the buttresses have rounded tops that are characteristic. Leaves are bright, shiny green, with yellow veins. The tip of a branch has a long, yellow, pointed stipule, which falls as the branch grows past it; this leaves a circular scar on the branch at the base of each leaf. Broken leaves drip white latex rapidly. On the ground beneath large trees are typically bright yellow fallen leaves.(2)

References

(1) Reevaluation of risks with the use of Ficus insipida latex as a traditional anthelmintic remedy in the Amazon, Anders Hansson, Julio C.Zelada and Hugo P.Noriega
(2) Ficus isipida Willd., Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
(3) Ficus insipida, Rainforest Conservation Fund

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Ficus insipida is a tree of the fig family which ranges from Mexico to South America. A slender tree at first, it can grow into a huge tree, frequently removed from areas near houses, as it is felt to attract mosquitos. "The anthelmintic remedy ojé, prepared latex of Ficus insipida, is still used by indigenous and local people in the Amazonian regions."(1)

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Rivea corymbosa / Ololiuhqui / Convolvulaceae (Bindweed family)

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Other Names

Round Thing, Green Snake, Turbina corymbosa

Contents

The main component in the seeds is ergine (also called d-lysergic acid amide or LSA), an alkaloid structurally similar to LSD, also present in Argyreia nervosa (Hawaiian Baby Woodrose) and Ipomoea tricolor (Morning Glory). Rivea corymbosa seeds also contain the alkaloids: d-Isolysergic acid amide (isoergine), Chanoclavine, Elymoclavine, Lysergol. (4)

Historical

The seeds of Turbina corymbosa, better known as Rivea corymbosa, are valued as one of the major entheogens of numerous Indian groups in southern Mexico. Their use goes back to early periods. Known as Ololiúqui (also spelled Ololiuhqui or Ololiuqui), they were important in Aztec ceremonies. (1)
The natives of Mexico were well aware of the powers possessed by the Rivea corymbosa seeds. Their Christian conquerors believed that the healing power of the seeds came from the devil, and sought to deliver the Indians from the perceived devil worship. While some of the Aztecs were converted to the Christian faith, in private many continued to make use of Ololiuhqui, believing that it was indeed holy. In fact the seeds of the Rivea corymbosa are still being openly used by the tribes that managed to keep away from Christians and live in isolation throughout the more remote parts of Mexico. Research shows the plant was commonly used by the Aztecs as an important ingredient in magic potions and ointments. (2)
The seeds are also used by Native curers in order to gain knowledge in curing practices and ritual, as well as the causes for the illness. The Nahuatl word Ololiuhqui means "round thing", and refers to the small, brown, oval seeds of the Morning Glory, not the plant itself, which is called "Coaxihuitl", "snake-plant", in Nahuatl, and "Hiedra" or "Bejuco" in the Spanish language. The seeds, in Spanish, are sometimes called "Semilla de la Virgen" (seeds of the Virgin Mary).
In 1941, Richard Evans Schultes first identified Ololiuhqui as Rivea corymbosa and the chemical composition was first described on August 18, 1960, in a paper by Dr. Albert Hofmann. (3)

Plant Description

Rivea corymbosa (common synonym: Turbina corymbosa), is a species of Morning Glory, native throughout Latin America from Mexico in the North to Peru in the South and widely naturalised elsewhere. This plant also occurs in Cuba, where it usually blooms from early December to February. Its flowers secrete copious amount of nectar, and the honey the bees make from it is very clear and aromatic. It is considered one of the main honey plants from the island. (3)
Turbina corymbosa is a large woody vine with heart-shaped leaves 2—3½ in. (5—9cm) long and 1-1¾ in. (2.5—4.5cm) wide. The cymes are many-flowered. The bell-shaped corollas, ¾ -1½ in. (2—4cm) long, are white with greenish stripes. The fruit is dry, indehiscent, ellipsoidal with persistent, enlarged sepals, and bears a single hard, roundish, brown, minutely hairy seed about 1/8 in. (3 mm) in diameter. (1)

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References

(1) Plants of the Gods, by Richard Evans Schultes and Albert Hofmann
(2) Ololiuqui (Rivea corymbosa) Information, a1b2c3.com
(3) Rivea corymbosa, Wikipedia
(4) Teonanácatl and Ololiuqui, two ancient magic drugs of Mexico, Albert Hofmann, Bulletin on Narcotics (Issue 1, 1971; 3-14)

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Ergot
Lysergic acid
Rivea corymbosa - Erowid

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Ololiuhqui in Nahuatl is the name of the seeds, not of the plant that yields the seeds. The word means "round thing", and the seeds are small, brown, and oval. The plant itself is a climber, called appropriately "Coaxihuitl", meaning "Snake-plant". It is a Morning Glory, and it grows easily and abundantly in the mountains of southern Mexico. Ololiuhqui has a long history of use as an entheogen.

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Passiflora incarnata / Passionflower / Passifloraceae (Passionflower family)

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Other Names

Apricot vine, Maracuja, Passionflower, Carkifelek, Charkhi Felek, Maypop, Maypop Passionflower, Saa'T Gulu, Ward Assa'Ah, Zahril Aalaam

Plant Description

Passiflora incarnata has a perennial root, and the herbaceous shoots bear three-lobed, finely serrated leaves and flesh-coloured or yellowish, sweet-scented flowers, tinged with purple. The ripe, orange-coloured, ovoid, many-seeded berry is about the size of a small apple; when dried, it is shrivelled and greenish-yellow. The yellow pulp is sweet and edible.

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The Passion Flower name derived from the supposed resemblance of the finely-cut corona in the centre of the blossoms to the "Crown of Thorns" and of the other parts of the flower to the instruments of the "Passion of Our Lord".

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Heimia salicifolia / Sinicuichi / Lythraceae (Loosestrife family)

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Other Names

Sun Opener, Sinicuichi, Heimia, Plant of the Yellow Vision, Herb of Life, Huauchinal, Anchinol, Xonecuili, Shrubby Yellowcrest.

Aromatic Properties

"Sun Opener", "Plant of the Yellow Vision", "Herb of Life". The natives believe that Sinicuichi has sacred or supernatural qualities. Increases communication and listening skills, quietens in order to hear others and understand, lifts emotional burdens from the heart. Joy, creativity. Clearer decision-making, choice of direction. Deep satisfaction and experience of harmony.

Contents

Vertine (cryogenine) is generally regarded as the primary psychoactive component and is also generally the most abundant constituent of alkaloidal extracts.(4) Other alkaloids which have been isolated from Heimia salicifolia are lythrine, dehydrodecodine, lythridine, heimidine, lyfoline, epi-lyfoline, 9beta-hydroxyvertine and (2S,4S,10R)-4-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-quinolizidin-2-acetate.(5)

Historical

"This plant was called Sinicuiche or Sinicuichi by the Aztec and is still used by Mexican shamans as a trance-divination catalyst"(1). This plant typifies an hallucinogen of which the hallucinogenic characteristics are auditory, not visual. The natives believe that Sinicuichi has sacred or supernatural qualities, since they hold that it helps them recall events which took place many years earlier as if they had happened yesterday; others assert that they are able, with Sinicuichi, to remember pre-natal events.(2)
"The aerial parts have a wide folk reputation for antisyphilitic, sudorific, antipyretic, laxative and diuretic activity, and are reported to be useful in preparing post partum baths and to enhance wound healing."(3)
Other Mexican names for this plant are Huauchinal, Anchinol and Xonecuili. In English it is called "Sun Opener" or "Shrubby Yellowcrest".

Plant Description

Heimia salicifolia is a shrub with numerous small dark green leaves, and often dozens of tiny bright yellow flowers. It can grow to 3 m tall. The yellow flowers are 5 petaled and 2-3 cm in diameter. The leaves are approximately 1 cm wide and 3-5 cm long. The plant is native to most of the tropical regions throughout the Western Hemisphere, specifically Texas, Mexico, El Salvador, and all areas between Colombia and Argentina - most commonly found in ditches and other wet soils. This plant is cold and drought tolerant, but will not survive a solid freeze.

Legal Remarks

"Sinicuichi is not a controlled plant in the United States. Both the live plants and the seeds are legal to buy sell or possess and are regularly sold by botanical supply companies. The active chemicals present in H. salicifolia are also unscheduled, making them legal to possess."(4)

References

(1) Psychedelic Shamanism, Jim DeKorne
(2) The plant kingdom and hallucinogens (part III), Richard Evans Schultes
(3) Heimia salicifolia: a phytochemical and phytopharmacologic review. Malone MH, Rother A, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of the Pacific
(4) Heimia salicifolia FAQ, Rev. MeO, Auxin, and Erowid
(5) Alkaloids from Heimia salicifolia, Rumalla CS, Jadhav AN, Smillie T, Fronczek FR, Khan IA, National Center for Natural Products Research, University of Mississippi

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Native in Highlands from Mexico to Northern Argentina, Sinicuichi is an ancient divination plant. Although many different uses in folk medicine are reported from widely separated parts of its range, only in Mexico as of yet, has the small shrub been valued as a shamanistic herb. Some of the local vernacular names are suggestive of the biodynamic properties of Heimia salicifolia, such as "Abre-o-Sol" (Sun Opener) and "Herva de la Vida" (Herb of Life) in Brazil. Traditionally used to induce trance states, especially for memory and communication with ancestors.

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Peganum harmala / Syrian Rue / Zygophyllaceae (Caltrop family)

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Other Names

Peganum, Rue, African Rue, Syrian Rue, Harmal shrub, Espand, Isband, Ozallaik, Steppenraute.

Scent

Syrian Rue has strong-smelling seeds that are burned in ceremonial fires. Produces a light, distinctly scented smoke when burnt on charcoal disks. It is used as an air as well as mind purifier, perhaps linked to its entheogenic properties, and mostly as a charm against "The Evil Eye".

Contents

Seeds and roots contain b-carboline alkaloids, mostly harmine, as well as harmaline, harmalol, harman, peganine, isopeganine, dipegene, vasicinone and deoxyvasicinone. "B-carboline alkaloids stimulate the brain and may induce visual hallucinations" (1). "These unusual alkaloids are psychoactive derivatives of B-carboline, When administered to man, the harmala alkaloids are serotonin antagonists, CNS stimulants, hallucinogens and extremely potent, short term Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors. Interestingly enough, neither harmine, harmaline nor P. harmala is included in the Federal Controlled Substance Act." (2)
"Present at 3% by dry weight, the harmala alkaloids may be extracted from the seeds and roots and purified as crystalline bases. Hasenfratz described this process in 1927." (2)

Additional Remarks

There is at least one harmala alkaloid found in the pineal gland of both humans and several animals. According to some reports, this compound is more abundant in the pineal glands of highly advanced yogis. This has led to speculation that it’s presence may impart power to the "Third Eye" in mid-forehead where the pineal gland lies. (Stafford, 1993) Harmaline is a compound of special interest because it closely resembles substances that are derived from the pineal glands of mammals. In particular, 10-methoxy-harmaline, which may be obtained in vitro from the incubation of serotonin in pineal tissue, resembles harmaline in its subjective effects. This suggests that harmaline, which differs only in the position of the methoxy group, may derive it’s activity from the mimicry of a metabolite that is normally involved in the control of states of consciousness.

Historical

Syrian Rue has been used since a very long time in Middle East as a poison. It was known to Dioscorides (40-90), Galien (131-200), and Avicenne (980-1037). It is thought to be the famous Haoma, the sacred inebriating plant cited in an ancient Iranian religious text, the Avesta, in part attributed to Zoroaster (Zarathustra) composed in the first millennium B.C. P. harmala has not been reported in the historical records to be used as a ritual inebriant. The main economic value of the plant in historical times has been as the source of vegetable dyes extracted from the seeds, especially in Turkey where the seeds are made into a red dye, much employed for dying ornate rugs, although it has traditional ethnomedicinal uses as well. In Africa, seeds have been used as incense since ancient times.
In Iran, dried capsules (known in Persian as Espand or Esfand-dâneh, mixed with other ingredients, are burnt so as to produce a light, distinctly scented smoke or incense. It is used as an air as well as mind purifier, perhaps linked to its entheogenic properties, and mostly as a charm against "the evil eye". This Persian practice dates to pre-Islamic, Zoroastrian times. In Turkey dried capsules from this plant are strung and hung in homes or vehicles to protect against "the evil eye".

Health Warnings

Harmala alkaloids are short-term Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors. An MAOI acts to inhibit a key enzyme in your body responsible for processes in the brain and throughout the body. It is possible to have severe negative reactions to consuming Rue seeds and preparations. See: MAO Inhibitors - Foods to Avoid.
"Monoamine oxidase (MAO) is an important enzyme in the human body. Located in the outer membrane of mitochondria, MAO breaks down physiologically active amines and renders them harmless and ineffective in a process called oxidative deamination. MAO inactivates biogenic amines like epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin. As the amine binds to the enzymes active sight, MAO "attacks" the carbon-hydrogen bond adjacent to the nitrogen. In an extremely rapid, enzyme- catalysed reaction, the amine is converted into a physiologically inactive metabolite. Any drug which interferes with the function of this catabolic enzyme is by definition an MAO inhibitor.
The harmala alkaloids are especially potent short-term MAO inhibitors. They temporarily prevent biogenic amines from binding to the active site of the MAO molecule and undergoing deamination. Amine synthesis continues but inactivation is blocked. The result is an accumulation of physiologically active amines (dopamine, epinephrine, norepinephrine, and serotonin) within the tissues and at the synapses. MAO inhibitors increase the action of these neurntransmitters at their receptors, which may account for some of the hallucinogenic effects characteristic of the harmala alkaloids. For 3 to 6 hours, the harmala alkaloids interfere with the protective enzyme MAO, before their action is reversed and MAO activity restored." (2)

Plant Description

Peganum harmala is a weed and wasteland species native to the deserts of India whose range stretches through the Gobi desert into the former Soviet Union. Native to the Mediterranean and central Asia. It is is a desert plant.
Growing from a perennial woody rootstock, Peganum harmala is a bright-green, densely foliaged, herbaceous succulent. Although its smooth many-branched stems may have a spread of 120cm or more, the plant is rarely over 60cm tall and generally appears round and bushy in habit. Its leaves are 6cm long, born singly and finely divided into long narrow segments. Each year between June and August, P. harmala produces many single white conspicuous flowers. Measuring 2 to 4cm across, these relatively large and showy blooms have five oblong-elliptic petals as well as five narrow sepals of slightly longer length. Each flower has the potential to develop into a fruit. A leathery, three valved seed capsule that stands erect on its stalk. Each capsule measures about 1cm in diameter and contains more than fifty dark-brown, angular seeds.
Cultivation is easy. Sow seed in very sandy soil. Provide shade for the first year, then plant out in sunny, dry location. Will tolerate freezing. Space plants 50cm apart. Grows 60cm tall.

Legal Remarks

Peganum harmala is uncontrolled in the United States. This means all parts of the plant and its extracts are legal to cultivate, buy, possess, and distribute (sell, trade or give) without a license or prescription. If sold as a supplement, sales must conform to U.S. supplement laws. If sold for consumption as a food or drug, sales are regulated by the FDA. The Beta-carbolines (harmala alkaloids) contained are not analogs of any scheduled substance. (Erowid)
As of May 3, 2005, France added Banisteriopsis caapi, Peganum harmala, Psychotria viridis, Diplopterys cabrerana, Mimosa hostilis, Banisteriopsis rusbyana, harmine, harmaline, tetrahydroharmine (THH), harmol, and harmalol to the list of controlled substances. See "France Control Ayahuasca Plants & Chemicals". This list includes the Ayahuasca vine itself as well as many of the most common plants and chemicals that make up both traditional and modern Ayahuasca tea. (Erowid)

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References

(1) Peganum harmala - Lycaeum
(2) Peganum harmala - The Hallucinogenic Herb of the American Southwest - Albert Most

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Ayahuasca Dreams
Ayahuasca Homepage
Ayahuasca to Pharmahuasca to Anahuasca - Jonathan Ott
Banisteriopsis caapi - Vine of the Soul - taken from “Plants of the gods, their sacred, healing and hallucinogenic powers”
Harmaline
Harmine
MAO Inhibiters - Foods to Avoid
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor
Peganum harmala - Erowid
Peganum harmala - The Hallucinogenic Herb of the American Southwest - Albert Most
Peganum harmala - TiHKAL Entry on Harmaline
Peganum harmala - Wikipedia
Pharmahuasca, Anahuasca and Vinho da Jurema - Jonathan Ott
Telepathine
Tetrahydroharmine
Uniao do Vegetal
Uniao do Vegetal - Wikipedia

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Syrian Rue (Peganum harmala) is thought to have been traditionally used for psychoactive effects. (Stafford, 1995) This species belongs to the Zygophyllaceae family. Seeds from the Syrian Rue contain compounds known as harmala alkaloids. Syrian Rue has a long history of use as a psychoactive drug. It has been used as an entheogen in the Middle East for thousands of years, and in modern Western culture, it is often used as an analogue of Banisteriopsis caapi to create an ad-hoc Ayahuasca. Syrian Rue however has distinct aspects from Banisteriopsis caapi and a unique entheogenic signature.

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Voacanga africana / Voacanga / Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)

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Contents

Voacanga africana contains a complex mixture of iboga alkaloids such as voacangine, vocamine, vobtusine, amataine, akuammidine, tabersonine, coronaridine and vobtusine. (1)

Historical

Voacanga africana is reportedly one of the guarded secrets of the African Magic Healers. The plant is held in high esteem for ritual and visionary purposes. The root bark is used as a stimulant during hunts, which can reportedly last for several days. Voacanga africana is also used as a poison, and has a reputation as an aphrodisiac. (2)
"Ibogaine is a natural alkaloid of Voacanga africana that is effective in the treatment of withdrawal symptoms and craving in drug addicts." (3)

Plant Description

Voacanga Africana is native to West Africa. The genus of voacanga is closely related to that of Tabernanthe. Voacanga Africana is an evergreen shrub or tree to 10 m. Branches lenticellate. Leaves opposite, elliptic or narrowly elliptic; texture herbaceous when fresh, membranous or papery when dry; base cuneate; apex acuminate, sometimes acute or obtuse. Calyx not clasping the corolla and not shed with it; lobes mostly partly recurved, 0.8-1.3 times as long as the tube. Corolla cream, greenish or yellow; lobes obovate, narrowly obovate or elliptic. Fruit composed of two separate mericarps, one only often developing; obliquely subspherical. Seeds with an orange aril.

References

(1) Voacanga africana, Wikipedia
(2) Voacanga africana, The Vaults of Erowid
(3) Ibogaine and a total alkaloidal extract of Voacanga africana modulate neuronal excitability and synaptic transmission in the rat parabrachial nucleus in vitro. Kombian SB, Saleh TM, Fiagbe NI, Chen X, Akabutu JJ, Buolamwini JK, Pittman QJ. NRG, University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Canada.

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Voacanga africana is a small tropical African tree. It produces yellow or white flowers, which become berries with yellow seeds. In Western Africa Voacanga is believed to have medicinal and visionary qualities and has been a part of various rituals. The bark and seeds of the tree contain a number of alkaloids related to ibogaine.

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Leonotis leonorus / Wild Dagga / Lamiaceae (Mint family)

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Other Names

Lion's Beard, Lion's Ear, Umunyane (Zulu), Lebake (Sotho), Umfincafincane (Xhosa), Umhlahlampetu (Shona)

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Erowid Herb Vault

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Tall shrubby South African plant of the mint family with deep green foliage that elongates into long strips after flowering. Especially striking for its fiery orange, feathery flower tufts that bloom in spikes or balls, depending on the species (e.g., L. leonurus vs. L. nepetefolia). The very closely related L. nepetefolia has similar morphological and entheogenic properties, and looks very similar. However, L. leonurus is commonly called "Lion’s Tail" because of its feathery gladiolus-like spiked flowers, whereas L. nepetofolia is commonly called "Lion’s Ear" because of its furry ball-shaped flower bundle. The scent of the foliage is very planty and minty and needs to be kept in sealable closed containers, as the aroma is rather pungent.

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Artemisia absinthium / Wormwood / Compositae (Sunflower family)

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Contents

Silica, Absinthine, Anabsinthine, Thujone, Tannin, Resin, Starch, Malic acid and Succinic Acid. (1)(2)

Historical

The earliest record of Wormwood is found on an ancient Egyptian papyrus from 1600 B.C. where it was noted to rid the human body of worms. In ancient Greece it was recorded to be used by the physician and botanist Dioscorides for its stimulating effect on the stomach, gallbladder and digestion. (3)
It also seems to have been very commonly known in ancient Rome and was mentioned by the famous playwright Plautus and also the famous poet Ovid. In addition it was mentioned by the poet Lucretius in his great work On the Nature of Things. Knowledge of Wormwood in ancient Rome appears to have been widespread. (5)
The great nineteenth-century German healer and one of the founders of the Naturopathic medicine movement wrote of the herb; "Wormwood ranks among the stomachics…It leads the wind out of the stomach, improves the stomach juices and so affects a good appetitive and good digestion". (3)
Recently studies have confirmed that Artemisia absinthium "contributes to appetite" and "helps support digestion". (6)

Plant Description

Artemisia absinthium is a hardy perennial plant that grows up to 2.5 Feet in height. Its leaves are round to oval, long stalked, around 1.5-4 inches long with a strong distinct acid odor. Its flowers are small, round and yellow. They are in floret form and rest on erect panicles. (4)

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References

(1) Artemisia absinthium, Wikipedia
(2) Wormwoods, A Modern Herbal, M. Grieve
(3) The Book of Herbal Wisdom, Matthew Wood
(4) Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs, Claire Kowalchik, William H. Hylton, Anna Carr.
(5) The Chemical Muse, D.C.A. Hillman
(6) Document: NL-E4-0-C-REF, Netherlands Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport

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Erowid Wormwood Vault

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Artemisia absinthium or Wormwood as it is commonly known is a perennial plant that is native to Europe and Asia and has a long history of use in folk medicine. It is one of several hundred plants in the Genus known as Artemisia and perhaps the most well known. It tends to grow in desolate areas but has also been widely cultivated in many gardens. In Mexico Wormwood was worn on the heads of women in celebrations honoring the Goddess of Salt with ceremonial dance. (3)(4) It has also been used in indoors to repel fleas and moths and other insects. (1)(4) Among other things Wormwood is well known for its very bitter taste. The taste is so bitter that it is mentioned in the Bible as an apocalyptic tool of God to punish a sinful mankind. (5) According to legend, Wormwood grew up in the trail from the serpent's tail as it slithered out or the Garden of Eden. (4) As well as being used in folk medicine in many cultures throughout history, it is also an ingredient in various liqueurs, Absinthe being the chief.

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