The purpose of The Legal Herbs Encyclopedia is to provide the user with concise reference information on various legal herbs and psychotropic materials.

The Legal Herbs Encyclopedia covers plant materials in their crude herbal form and chemicals either synthesized or extracted from natural materials.

The materials discussed in this book are legal despite the fact that they have psychotropic properties. Some are far more potent than many controlled substances. They have not been designated as illegal by any state or federal codes, because they are relatively obscure and have never been subjected to abuse.

Each item includes:

• Description of the material
• Method of preparation
• Dosage
• Use
• Analysis of active constituents
• Effects
• Contraindications (side effects, dangers, etc.)
• Names of commercial suppliers

The latter are given as letter codes. The corresponding names and address are to be found in the section titled “Suppliers.” Because of increasing interest in horticulture of psychotropic plants sources of seeds and live plants are also given.

Some of the materials discussed are very dangerous and are strongly disrecommended. They are included because many people have already shown an interest in experimenting with them. We feel that it is important to discuss them while clearly indicating their dangers. Although we feel confident in the accuracy of the information in this guide, we can in no way assume responsibility for the experiences of persons following these data for personal drug use.