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Many of these plants are used intentionally as psychoactive drugs, for medicinal, religious, and/or recreational purposes. Some have been used ritually as entheogens for millennia. [1] [2] The plants are listed according to the specific psychoactive chemical substances they contain; many contain multiple known psychoactive compounds.
Flavonoids (contained in many medicinal plants) [5] Vitamin P, citrin Flavonoids, bioflavonoids Hemolytic anemia, kidney damage [5] Germander: Teucrium: Liver damage [3] [5] Ginger: Zingiber officinale: May increase the risk of bleeding [16] Ginkgo: gingko Ginkgo biloba: Bleeding [15] [16] American Ginseng
Psychoactive plants include, but are not limited to, the following examples: Cannabis: cannabinoids; Tobacco: nicotine, anabasine, and other Nicotinic agonists, as well as beta-carboline alkaloids
The plant grows to well over 1 metre (3 ft) in height, [1] on hollow square stems which tend to break or trail on the ground, with the plant rooting quite readily at the nodes and internodes. [ 34 ] The flowers, which bloom only rarely, grow in whorls on a 30-centimetre (12 in) inflorescence , with about six flowers to each whorl.
All parts of Datura plants contain dangerous levels of anticholinergic tropane alkaloids and may be fatal if ingested by humans, livestock, or pets. In some places, it is prohibited to buy, sell or cultivate Datura plants. [8] Unlike other types of datura, the roots are considered the most potent and alkaloid-rich part of this species.
Botanical Name: Cucumis sativus Sun Exposure: Full sun Soil Type: Well-draining, rich Soil pH: Neutral (6.0 to 8.0) Cucumbers are vining plants that usually take up a great deal of room in the ...
Canna Lily. For drama and low-maintenance blooms, you won’t do better than canna lily. This perennial has long, strappy green, burgundy or variegated foliage and exotic blooms in pink, red ...
Peyote is extremely slow growing. Cultivated specimens grow considerably faster, sometimes taking less than three years to go from seedling to mature flowering adult. More rapid growth can be achieved by grafting peyote onto mature San Pedro root stock. The top of the above-ground part of the cactus, the crown, consists of disc-shaped buttons.