Plants
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Petroselinum crispum – Parsley
The well-known spice plant. Use: The oil, that is obtained from the seeds, is taken. Active constituents: Apiol, myristicin. Effects: Slight stimulation, later inebriating...
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Peganum harmala – Syrian rue
A perennial plant that occurs in the Middle East, Hungary and Spain. Use: About 2–5 grams of the seeds are well chewed, then swallowed...
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Paullinia cupana – Guarana
The guarana-plant is a liana that grows along the upper Amazon and the Orinoco river in Brazil. Use: What is used are the ground seeds....
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Passiflora incarnata – Passion flower
The passion flower is a vine, that is native to the West Indies. It is cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant because of...
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Papaver somniferum – Opium poppy
Besides hemp, opium poppy apparently is the oldest and most common psychoactive plant. It grows about one meter in height, has white or...
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Oncidium cebolleta (O. longifolium) – Oncidium
An orchid that grows in tropical and subtropical parts of America and in the Caribbean. In Europe, it is already cultivated for a...
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Nicotiana glauca – Tree tobacco
The tree tobacco is a nightshade and at the same time a close relative of the common tobacco. It is a wild, rarely...
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Myristica fragrans – Nutmeg
The nutmeg happens to be a seed of a tropical evergreen tree, which occurs in the West and East Indies. Nutmeg used to...
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Mondia whitei – Mondi, White’s Ginger
A liana that occurs widespread in West, Central and South Africa, with large deep-green leaves and white juice. The root has a strong...
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Mirabilis multiflora – Showy four o'clock, So’ksi
A shrub with magenta-red flowers, that occurs rather rarely in the South of the USA and in the North of Mexico. Use: The...