The Genus Datura: From Research Subject to Powerful Hallucinogen Datura is one of the most interesting plants with hallucinogenic properties. Despite having a reputation as one of the 'darker' hallucinogens, it has been widely used by societies historically in both the Old World and the New, and continues to be today. For those interested in ethnobotanical uses of this plant world-wide, Datura is a fascinating topic. While being limited in its uses economically, the alkaloids contained in the
wetting. Datura is most often abused by young adolescents in an effort to experience a “legal high,” however, the negative experience associated with the high tends to steer users away from repeat experimentation. Datura is referred to as a legal high, as it is not listed as a controlled substance by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Several states such as, Connecticut, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Tennessee have enacted legislation requiring regulatory controls on Datura Stramonium
When it comes to plants, species belonging to the Solanaceae family, commonly known as nightshades, may be encountered in the wild. The plant encyclopedia Den nordiska floran (lit. “the Nordic flora”) lists henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), Jimson weed (Datura stramonium) and belladona (Atropa belladonna). Hemp plants (Cannabaceae) are also part of the Swedish landscape, and even though it is rarely seen, Cannabis sativa may be found growing in railway yards, in harbours and in abandoned places. To what
been connected to prayers or magical rituals for successful growing of crops and hunting. There is evidence that the ancestral Pueblos occasionally sought visions by using the seeds of the hallucinogenic Datura plant. Seeds were found at Mesa Verde and some pottery vessels are decorated with Datura seed pods. Pueblo priests helped to bring rain through ceremony and prayer. Like shamans, they are thought to have a special level of communication with the
are changed to modern medicine like many modern drugs originated from plant source. Many of the life saving drug are isolated/extract from medicinal plant examples include Vincristine (Vinca), digoxin (Digitalis), quinine (cinchona bark), Atropine (Datura), Artimicine (Artimisia annua), morphine (from the opium poppy) (Vickers and Zollman, 1999). As per WHO the uses of herbal drug was increased day by day to two- three time more as compared to conventional drug in different form like nutraceuticals
Classes are usually high energy, with a strong focus on strength and flexibility (Brice.) Tribal fusion is the dance form that I have been studying for the past three months with Rachel Brice, Zoe Jakes and Ashley Lopez through the online academy “Datura Online.” The style called out to me because of the alternative-friendly style. Tattoos and piercings are “allowed” and it is a much more modern style of dance compared to the classic cabaret style. Cabaret utilizes a lot of veil work, and is what
After the death of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s character Dimmesdale from the book the Scarlet Letter, there have been many theories about the cause of his death. Some literary analyzers claim that his guilt was the cause of his death. Others say that Roger Chillingworth, a physician, poisoned him with Atropine and Scopolamine. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s book The Scarlet Letter, Dimmesdale’s guilt appears to be the cause of his death, but his symptoms point towards Atropine and Scopolamine poisoning.
Hallucinogenic Plants Man has used hallucinogenic plants for thousands of years, probably since he began gathering plants for food. The hallucinogens have continued to receive the attention of civilized man through the ages. Recently, we have gone through a period during which sophisticated Western society has "discovered" hallucinogens, and some sectors of the society have taken up, for some reason or another, the use of such plants. This trend may be destined to continue. It is important
We all know what zombies are, from all kinds of movies and shows that try to show what a zombie really looks like and what a zombie apocalypse looks like. Have you ever wondered what a zombie outbreak could really look like? Research shows that zombies could exist or be created because viruses, bacterial infections and fungi and many other things, show symptoms of possible zombie behavior. Humans can get infected by Fungi. Fungi exist in most of the world’s forests. Fungi, trees and other plants
Over the past decades Nanoscience and nanotechnology is a springing up field of research interspersing material science and bionanoscience. Nanotechnology is an expanding area use to deal with materials in nano dimensions. Nanotechnology is the study and application of small object which can be used across all fields such as chemistry, biology, physics, material science and engineering. As the name indicates nano means a billionth or 10-9 unit. Its size range usually from 1-100nm (Nair et al., 2010)
The San Francisco Golden Gate Exhibition 1939-1940 In 1939, the city of San Francisco hosted an international exhibition, named the Golden Gate Fair in honor of the construction by the city of the world's two largest suspension bridges, the Golden Gate and San Francisco-Oakland, which spanned the San Francisco Bay. With all the skill that could be mustered by American engineers, an island was constructed amidst the Pacific waters, becoming the largest ever manmade island. Christened Treasure Island
Concepts are how we give meaning to everyday things. We make, name, communicate, and imagine concepts all day everyday; concepts are vital to understanding this world we live in. A concept is an abstract idea or a cognitive unit of meaning. Zombies, for example, are a concept, but where did this concept of the living dead arise? Is there some religious link to this concept or is it an image of imagination? A zombie is defined as a fictional undead demon or a person in a rapt state being controlled
Introduction Substance Abuse is a major contemporary issue we face as a society; affecting not only adults, but our youth as well. Statistics have shown that more and more adolescents are being introduced to substances at a much earlier age than before. In fact, most users began using in their teenage years, with half of those starting off with Marijuana. A survey taken in 2011 by the Subtance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, showed that an estimated 22.5 million Americans 12 and
Psychedelic Drugs (aka Psychedelics) Introduction: Throughout human history people have sought experiences that somehow transcend every day life. Some sort of wisdom that might progress their knowledge of self and of the world that they live in. For some reason they believed that the tangible world just could not be all there is to life. Some believed in a greater force that controlled them, some believed of invisible beings that influenced their lives, some of an actual other world that paralleled