Growing The Hallucinogens

The purpose of this book is to introduce the reader to the general arts of plant cultivation and propagation, and to give specific information on growing certain psychoactive plants.

For each plant we give a brief description, and the methods of cultivation, propagation, and harvesting. There are sections on general propagation and cultivation techniques in the beginning of the book.

Propagation has been stressed because adequate information is often lacking in garden books. These sections explain the terminology used in the information found under each plant. A list of suppliers of seeds, cuttings, and dried herbs may be found at the end of this book. Complete information on the preparation, dosage, use, active constituents, effects and side effects of the plant materials discussed in this book can be found in another publication from the Twentieth Century Alchemist entitled Legal Highs. At the time of this writing, the plants covered in this book are legal.

Some of the plants discussed in Legal Highs and Growing the Hallucinogens contain substances which are forbidden by law. As examples, San Pedro contains mescaline, and morning glory and Hawaiian wood rose seeds contain lysergic acid amides. The general application of the law appears to be that it is legal for a person to cultivate these plants, as long as no steps are taken that could be interpreted as intent to ingest them for psychoactive effects. This book is about gardening. It contains accurate information on the cultivation and harvesting of the plants in question.

From the contents:

• Propagation
• Seeds
• Vegetative Propagation
• Cultivation
• Pesticides
• Growing the Hallucinogens
• Belladonna (Atropa belladonna)
• Betel Nut (Areca catechu)
• The Brooms (misc. sp.)
• Cabeza de Angel (Calliandra anomala)
• Calamus (Acorus calamus)
• California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
• Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
• Chicalote; Prickly Poppy (Argemone mexicana)
• Coleus (Coleus sp.)
• Colorines (Erythrina flabelliformis)
• Damiana (Turnera diffusa)
• Daturas (Datura sp.)
• Doñana (Coryphantha macromeris)
• Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
• Hawaiian Baby Woodrose (Argyreia nervosa)
• Hawaiian Woodrose (Merremia tuberosa)
• Heliotrope (Valeriana officinalis)
• Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger)
• Hops (Humulus lupulus)
• Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata)
• Iochroma (Iochroma sp.)
• Kava Kava (Piper methysticum)
• Khat (Catha edulis)
• Lion’s Tail (Leonotis leonurus)
• Lobelia (Lobelia inflata)
• Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus rosea)
• Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum)
• Maraba (Kaempferia galanga)
• Maté (Ilex paraguayensis)
• Mescal Beans (Sophora secundiflora)
• Mormon Tea (Ephedra nevadensis)
• Morning Glory (Ipomoea sp.)
• Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)
• Ololuique (Rivea corymbosa)
• Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)
• Pipiltzintzintli (Salvia divinorum)
• Psilocybe Mushrooms (misc. sp.)
• Rhynchosia (Rhynchosia phaseoloides)
• San Pedro (Trichocereus pachanoi)
• Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
• Shansi (Coriaria thymifolia)
• Silvervine (Actinidia polygama)
• Sinicuichi (Heimia sp.)
• So’ksi (Mirabilis multiflora)
• Syrian Rue (Peganum harmala)
• Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
• Wild Lettuce (Lactuca virosa)
• Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
• Suppliers
• Glossary

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