Plants of the Gods,9780892819799

Plants of the Gods

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780892819799
ISBN10: 0892819790
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-11-01
Publisher(s): Healing Arts Pr
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Summary

A complete revision of the classic text on the ritual uses of psychoactive plants. The authors detail the uses of hallucinogens in sacred shamanic rites while providing lucid explanations of the biochemistry of these plants and the cultural prayers, songs, and dances associated with them.

Author Biography

<p><b>Plants of the Gods</b> <br><i>Their Sacred, Healing and Hallucinogenic Powers</i> <p>Preface <br>Introduction <br>1. What are Plant Hallucinogens <br>2. The Plant Kingdom <br>3. Phytochemical Research on Sacred Plants <br>4. Geography of Usage and Botanical Range <br>5. Plant Lexicon <br>6. Users of Hallucinogenic Plants <br>7. Overview of Plant Use <br>8. Fourteen Major Hallucinogenic Plants <br>9. Mainstay of the Heavens <br>10. The Hexing Herbs <br>11. The Nectar of Delight <br>12. St. Anthony's Fire <br>13. Holy Flower of the North Star <br>14. Guide to the Ancestors <br>15. Beans of the Hekula Spirit <br>16. Seeds of Civilization <br>17. The Magic Drink of the Amazon <br>18. Ayahuasca Analogs <br>19 Trumpets of the Angels <br>20. The Tracks of the Little Deer <br>21. Little Flowers of the Gods <br>22. Diviner's Sage <br>23. Cactus of the Four Winds <br>24. Vines of the Serpent <br>25. Semen of the Sun <br>26. Gateway to Dreamtime <br>27. Chemical Structures of Hallucinogens <br>28. Uses of Hallucinogens on Medicine <br>Epilogue <br>Picture Credits <br>Bibliography <br>Acknowledgments&nbsp; <br>Index

Table of Contents

Plants of the Gods
Their Sacred, Healing and Hallucinogenic Powers
Preface
Introduction
1. What are Plant Hallucinogens
2. The Plant Kingdom
3. Phytochemical Research on Sacred Plants
4. Geography of Usage and Botanical Range
5. Plant Lexicon
6. Users of Hallucinogenic Plants
7. Overview of Plant Use
8. Fourteen Major Hallucinogenic Plants
9. Mainstay of the Heavens
10. The Hexing Herbs
11. The Nectar of Delight
12. St. Anthony's Fire
13. Holy Flower of the North Star
14. Guide to the Ancestors
15. Beans of the Hekula Spirit
16. Seeds of Civilization
17. The Magic Drink of the Amazon
18. Ayahuasca Analogs
19 Trumpets of the Angels
20. The Tracks of the Little Deer
21. Little Flowers of the Gods
22. Diviner's Sage
23. Cactus of the Four Winds
24. Vines of the Serpent
25. Semen of the Sun
26. Gateway to Dreamtime
27. Chemical Structures of Hallucinogens
28. Uses of Hallucinogens on Medicine
Epilogue
Picture Credits
Bibliography
Acknowledgments 
Index

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