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A sample of mad honey on a spoon. Mad honey is honey that contains grayanotoxins. The dark, reddish honey is produced from the nectar and pollen of genus Rhododendron and has moderately toxic and narcotic effects. Mad honey is produced principally in Nepal and Turkey, where it is used both as a traditional medicine and a recreational drug.
In Turkey, mad honey known as deli bal is used as a recreational drug and traditional medicine. It is most commonly made from the nectar of Rhododendron luteum and Rhododendron ponticum in the Caucasus region. [15] In Nepal, this type of honey is used by the Gurung people for both its hallucinogenic properties and supposed medicinal benefits. [16]
Mad honey: Rhododendron ponticum: Nectar: Grayanotoxins: Deliriant: In Nepal, this type of honey is used by the Gurung people both for its supposed medicinal and hallucinogenic properties. [23] [24] Mexican morning glory: Ipomoea tricolor: Seed: Ergoline derivatives [25] [failed verification] (LSA disputed) Psychedelic: Zapotecs [26] Beach ...
Apis laboriosa or Himalayan giant honey bee, is the world's largest honey bee; single adults can measure up to 3.0 cm (1.2 in) in length. Before 1980, Apis laboriosa was considered to be a subspecies of the widespread Apis dorsata , the giant honey bee, but in 1980 and for almost 20 years thereafter it was elevated to the rank of a separate ...
The nectar is used by bees to make honey that also contains tropane alkaloids. [45] The berries pose the greatest danger to children because they look attractive and have a somewhat sweet taste. [35] [46] [47] The root of the plant is generally the most toxic part, though this can vary from one specimen to another. [35] [42]
Fermented honey, known in Northern Europe as mead, was an early entheogen in Aegean civilization, predating the introduction of wine, which was the more familiar entheogen of the reborn Dionysus and the maenads. Its religious uses in the Aegean world are intertwined with the mythology of the bee.
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Pompey's soldiers reportedly suffered lethal casualties following the consumption of honey made from Rhododendron deliberately left behind by Pontic forces in 67 BCE during the Third Mithridatic War. [83] Later, it was recognized that honey resulting from these plants has a slightly hallucinogenic and laxative effect. [84]