Plants
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Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco – Quebracho
This tree, a member of the family of the apocynaceae, the same to which for instance iboga belongs, comes from South America and...
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Arthemisia absinthium – Wormwood, absinthe wormwood
A plant whose taste is very bitter, regardless which part is eaten, that grows on poor, stony ground. Wormwood is also cultivated in Europe...
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Argyreia nervosa – Hawaiian baby woodrose
Asian and Hawaiian persistent vine with large heart-shaped leaves. Use: The white, fluffy layer is scratched from the seed’s surface, the rest singed...
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Argemone mexicana – Mexican poppy, Mexican prickly poppy, cardo or cardosanto
Spikily leaved poppy plant with yellow flowers. Grows on dry fields and on the roadsides of Mexico; elsewhere it is available as an...
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Anadenanthera peregrina – Cohoba or yopo
. Anadenanthera peregrina is a mimosa-like tree of the tropical northern part of South America, while the related species A. colubrina is native to...
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Areca catechu – Areca palm
The areca palm of the family of the palm trees (arecaceae) occurs in tropical countries of Asia and Oceania. Before the popularization of...
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Acorus calamus – Calamus
Calamus is a big, fragrant plant with sword-shaped leaves and unimpressive yellow-green flowers. It can be found in marshes and at the borders...
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Kratom – literature
dy, C., Boyer, E.W. (2008): Opioid receptors and legal highs: Salvia divinorum and Kratom. Clinical Technology, 46, 146-152. Bayard, V., Chamorro, F., Motta, J., Hollenberg, N.K. (2007)...
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Kratom – legality
The cultivation, purchase, and consumption of kratom is legal in most countries of the world Australia is the only Western country with an exception. Kratom...
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Kratom – health risks
HEALTH RISKS The consumption of kratom can quickly become a habit, and individuals, who take it regularly over a longer period, can develop withdrawal symptoms...