*****Scanned version of the original 1976 print.*****
"What are hallucinogenic plants? How do they affect mind and body? Who uses them - and why? This unique Golden Guide surveys the role of psychoactive plants in primitive and civilized societies from early times to the present. The first nontechnical guide to both the cultural significance and physiological effects of hallucinogens, HALLUCINOGENIC PLANTS will fascinate general readers and students of anthropology and history as well as botanists and other specialists. All of the wild and cultivated species considered are illustrated in brilliant full color."
Author(s): Richard Evans Shultes, Elmer W. Smith
Edition: 1
Publisher: Golden Press
Year: 1976
Language: English
Pages: 160
City: New York
What Are Hallucinogenic Plants? 5
Hallucinogens in Primitive Societies 7
Use in Modern Western World 10
Family Tree of the Plant Kingdom 12
Distribution of Hallucinogens 14
Chemical Composition 16
Pseudohallucinogens 20
How Hallucinogens Are Taken 21
Old World Hallucinogens 22
New World Hallucinogens 56
Psychopharmacology 154
Other Hallucinogenic Plants 156
More Information 157
Index 158
