Textes - Recueil du Bon Plant François Olivier Gagnon-Hébert 2019 Titre : Pas de panique ! Le cannabis était là avant nous… et il le sera sûrement encore après nous. Le cannabis, ce n’est pas le nom d’un poison, ni d’une drogue pharmaceutique. Ce n’est pas non plus un mot inventé par les politiciens pour faire peur ou pour influencer les résultats d’un concours de popularité à l’échelle du pays. Le cannabis peut être bien des choses pour bien des personnes, mais avant même d’être le démon incarné qui rend les mœurs légères, et avant même d’être le prochain remède holistique à tous les maux [...]
Lire la suiteThe genus Datura L. (Solanaceae) in Mexico and Spain – Ethnobotanical perspective at the interface of medical and illicit uses Guillermo Benítez, Martí March-Salas, Alberto Villa-Kamel, Ulises Cháves-Jiménez, Javier Hernández, Nuria Montes-Osuna, Joaquín Moreno-Chocano, Paloma Cariñanos Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2018, Volume 219, Pages 133-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2018.03.007 A B S T R A C T Ethnopharmacological relevance : The different species of the genus Datura have been used traditionally by some pre-Columbian civilizations, as well as in medieval rituals linked to magic and witchcraft in both Mexico and Europe. It is also noteworthy the use of different alkaloids obtained from the plants for medicinal purposes in the treatment [...]
Lire la suiteSALVIA DIVINORUM AND SALVINORIN A The Best of The Entheogen Review David Aardvark, Editor ER MONOGRAPH SERIES, NO. 2, 1992–2000, Second Edition The Entheogen Review POB 19820 Sacramento, CA 95819-0820 TABLE OF CONTENTS A NOTE ON THE TEXT 9 CHAPTER ONE : The Early Years 11 CHAPTER TWO : Consumption Methods 21 CHAPTER THREE : Hyperspatial Maps 45 CHAPTER FOUR : Extraction 73 CHAPTER FIVE : Salvinorin A & More 81 CHAPTER SIX : Combinations 103 CHAPTER SEVEN : Cultivation 113 CHAPTER EIGHT : Reviews, Interviews, Commentary & Press 133 APPENDIX A : Sources 171 APPENDIX B : The Internet 185 ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 197 INDEX 231 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 249 A NOTE ON THE TEXT Most of the information presented herein comes from the first [...]
Lire la suiteFrom local to global—Fifty years of research on Salvia divinorum Ivan Casselman, Catherine J. Nock, Hans Wohlmuth, Robert P. Weatherby, Michael Heinrich Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2014, 151, 768–783 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2013.11.032 a b s t r a c t Ethnopharmacological relevance : In 1962 ethnopharmacologists, Hofmann and Wasson, undertook an expedition to Oaxaca,Mexico. These two researchers were the first scientists to collecta flowering specimen of Salvia divinorum allowing theidentification ofthisspecies.Whilet he species'traditional use is confined to a very small region of Mexico, since Hofmann and Wasson's expedition 50 years ago, Salvia divinorum has become globally recognized for its main active constituent, the diterpene salvinorin A, which has [...]
Lire la suiteThe Therapeutic Potentials of Ayahuasca : Possible Effects against Various Diseases of Civilization Ede Frecska, Petra Bokor and Michael Winkelman Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2016, Vol 7, Article 35, 1-17. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2016.00035 Ayahuasca is an Amazonian psychoactive brew of two main components. Its active agents are b-carboline and tryptamine derivatives. As a sacrament, ayahuasca is still a central element of many healing ceremonies in the Amazon Basin and its ritual consumption has become common among the mestizo populations of South America. Ayahuasca use amongst the indigenous people of the Amazon is a form of traditional medicine and cultural psychiatry. During the last two decades, the [...]
Lire la suiteA Psychotherapeutic View on the Therapeutic Effects of Ritual Ayahuasca Use in the Treatment of Addiction Anja LOIZAGA-VELDER MAPS Bulletin Special Edition, Spring 2013, 36-40. Ayahuasca is a traditional plant preparation of the Amazon basin with psychoactive properties. In recent decades ayahuasca has gained the attention of researchers in multiple disciplines worldwide due to its acclaimed therapeutic and spiritual qualities. It is an admixture of two plants : the harmaline containing vine Banisteriopsis caapi, and the DMT-containing leafs from the Psychotria viridis bush. It is typically administered by a trained expert in a ritual context. The use of ayahuasca has spread beyond the Amazon [...]
Lire la suiteCase Series: Salvia divinorum as a Potential Addictive Hallucinogen Joseph El-Khoury, Evelyne Baroud The American Journal on Addictions, 2018, 27, 163–165 DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12715 Background and Objective : Recreational use of Salvia divinorum (salvia), a potent, naturally occurring hallucinogen, is on the rise internationally. Despite the paucity of information about its long term health effects, salvia is readily available and generally portrayed as a safe non-addictive substance. Methods and Results : We report on two patients who presented with an enduring and pervasive pattern of salvia use. Discussion and Conclusions : Evaluating patients for salvia use during clinical assessment is strongly encouraged, especially among young polysubstance users. Scientific [...]
Lire la suiteSalvia divinorum EMCDDA, 2010. http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/drug-profiles/salvia/fr Chimie Forme physique Pharmacologie Origine Mode de consommation Autres dénominations Analyse Pureté typique Contrôle Prévalence Prix au détail Usage médical Bibliographie Lecture complémentaire Photo: Wikimedia Commons La plante psychotrope Salvia divinorum, ou «Sauge des devins», est un membre rare de la famille des menthes (Lamiaceae; anciennement Labiatae), qui a été caractérisée au milieu du vingtième siècle. La plante est endémique d’une petite région montagneuse de l’État d’Oaxaca (Mexique), où les Indiens mazatèques ingèrent ses feuilles fraîches ou des préparations à base de feuilles lors de rituels divinatoires, de rites de guérison ou à des fins médicales. Depuis la fin [...]
Lire la suiteSalvia divinorum : from recreational hallucinogenic use to analgesic and anti-inflammatory action Ulises Coffeen, Francisco Pellicer Journal of Pain Research, 2019, Volume 12, 1069-1076 DOI: 10.2147/JPR.S188619 Abstract : Salvia divinorum is a herbal plant native to the southwest region of Mexico. Traditional preparations of this plant have been used in illness treatments that converge with inflammatory conditions and pain. Currently, S. divinorum extracts have become popular in several countries as a recreational drug due to its hallucinogenic effects. Its main active component is a diterpene named salvinorin A (SA), a potent naturally occurring hallucinogen with a great affinity to the κ opioid receptors and with [...]
Lire la suiteIbogaine : A review - Chapter 1 Kenneth R. Alper The Alkaloids. Chemistry and Biology, 2001, 56, 38 pp DOI: 10.1016/S0099-9598(01)56005-8 I. Introduction, Chemical Properties, and Historical Time Line ..................... A. Introduction................................................................................................... B. Chemical Structure and Properties .............................................................. C. Historical Time Line ..................................................................................... II. Mechanisms of Action .................................................................................. A. Neurotransmitter Activities........................................................................... B. Discrimination Studies.................................................................................. C. Effects on Neuropeptides............................................................................... D. Possible Effects on Neuroadaptations Related to Drug Sensitization or Tolerance ....................................................................................................... III. Evidence of Efficacy in Animal Models........................................................ A. Drug Self-Administration .............................................................................. B. Acute Opioid Withdrawal .............................................................................. C. Conditioned Place Preference........................................................................ D. Locomotor Activity........................................................................................ E. Dopamine Efflux............................................................................................. IV Evidence of Efficacy and Subjective Effects in Humans .............................. A. Evidence of Efficacy........................................................................................ B. Subjective Effects ........................................................................................... V. Pharmacokinetics ........................................................................................... A. Absorption....................................................................................................... B. Distribution .................................................................................................... C. Metabolism .................................................................................................... D. Excretion [...]
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