Inspired by Josep Lluís Berdonces i Serra's Guía de las plantas psicoactivas, here's our own short guide to ten common psychoactive plants and one famous psychedelic mushroom. It's just a sample, you understand. Click on "more photos" links under each image to get more Tamara's pictures from Shutterstock.
- Amanita muscaria, fly agaric, amanita matamoscas, мухомор красный. Main psychoactive compounds: muscimol, ibotenic acid.
- Brugmansia spp., trompeta de ángel, floripondio, cacao sabanero, бругмансия. Main alkaloids: atropine, scopolamine, hyoscyamine.
- Camellia sinensis, tea, té, чай, камелия китайская. Main alkaloid: caffeine.
- Coffea arabica, arabica coffee, cafeto arábigo, кофе аравийский. Main alkaloid: caffeine.
- Datura inoxia, toloache, toloatzin, дурман индейский. Main alkaloids: atropine, scopolamine, hyoscyamine.
- Eschscholzia californica, California poppy, amapola de California, калифорнийский мак. Main alkaloids: protopine, magnoflorine, homochelidonine, chelerythrine.
- Humulus lupulus, common hop, lúpulo, хмель обыкновенный, хмель вьющийся. Main flavonoids: xanthohumol, 8-prenylnaringenin, isoxanthohumol. Antimicrobial compounds: humulone, lupulone.
- Ipomoea purpurea, morning glory, don Diego de día, campanilla morada, ипомея пурпурная. Main alkaloids: ergine, chanoclavine, lysergol, elymoclavine, isolysergic acid amide.
- Mesembryanthemum spp., iceplant, kanna, channa, kougoued. Main alkaloids: mesembrine, mesembrenone.
- Nicotiana tabacum, tobacco, табак обыкновенный, табак виргинский. Main alkaloid: nicotine.
- Papaver somniferum, opium poppy, adormidera, мак опийный, мак снотворный. Main alkaloids: morphine, thebaine, codeine, papaverine.
Text by Kirill, photos by Tamara
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