内容説明
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," plants known only from mythological contexts and literature, and plant products that include substances such as ayahuasca, incense, and soma. The text is lavishly illustrated with 797 color photographs--many of which are from the author's extensive fieldwork around the world--showing the people, ceremonies, and art related to the ritual use of the world's sacred psychoactives.
目次
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
What Are Psychoactive Plants?
The Use of Psychoactive Plants
Psychoactive Plants and Shamanic Consciousness
The Fear of Psychoactive Plants
The Study of Psychoactive Plants
Psychoactive Plants as Factors in the Development of Culture
THE PSYCHOACTIVE PLANTS
On the Structure of the Major Monographs
The Most Important Genera and Species
from A to Z
Major Monographs
Little-Studied Psychoactive Plants
Minor Monographs
Reputed Psychoactive Plants
"Legal Highs"
Psychoactive Plants That Have
Not Yet Been Identified
PSYCHOACTIVE FUNGI
The Archaeology of Entheogenic
Mushroom Cults
Cultivating Mushrooms
The Genera and Species from A to Z
Purported Psychoactive Fungi
General Literature on
Psychoactive Fungi
PSYCHOACTIVE PRODUCTS
ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS OF PLANTS
Active Plant Constituents
and Neurotransmitters
The Active Plant Constituents
from A to Z
Botanical Taxonomy of Psychoactive
Plants and Fungi
General Bibliography
Bibliographies
Periodicals
Books and Articles
Acknowledgments
Index
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