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McKenna DJ, Towers GH.
“On the comparative ethnopharmacology of malpighiaceous and myristicaceous hallucinogens”.
J Psychoactive Drugs. 1985 Jan-Mar 23;17(1):35-9.
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Abstract
This article discusses comparative ethnographic,
ethnobotanical, phytochemical and pharmacological aspects
of two Amazonian hallucinogens. The hallucinogenic
drink ayahuasca is prepared from the liana
Banisteriopsis caapi (Malpighiaceae) and sundry admixture
plants, notably Diplopterys cabrerana and various
Psychotria spp. (Schultes 1957). The cambial resin of
certain members of the genus Virola (Myristicaceae) is
the source of hallucinogenic snuffs and oraliy ingested
hallucinogenic pastes used by some tribes (Schultes
1979).
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