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The most comprehensive guide to the botany, history, distribution, and cultivation of all known psychoactive plants * Examines 414 psychoactive plants and related substances * Explores how using psychoactive plants in a culturally sanctioned context can produce important insights into the nature of reality * Contains 797 color photographs and 645 black-and-white illustrations In the traditions of every culture, plants have been highly valued for their nourishing, healing, and transformative properties. The most powerful plants--those known to transport the human mind into other dimensions of consciousness--have traditionally been regarded as sacred. In The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive PlantsChristian Ratsch details the botany, history, distribution, cultivation, and preparation and dosage of more than 400 psychoactive plants. He discusses their ritual and medicinal usage, cultural artifacts made from these plants, and works of art that either represent or have been inspired by them. The author begins with 168 of the most well-known psychoactives--such as cannabis, datura, and papaver--then presents 133 lesser known substances as well as additional plants known as "legal highs," pla

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Author

Christian Rätsch, Albert Hofmann, John R. Baker

Publisher

Inner Traditions International, Limited

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780892819782

Category

science

Subjects

Medical, Body Mind & Spirit, Reference

Rating

4.73 / 5 (189 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14