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Ayahuasca
Published in Mahendra Rai, Shandesh Bhattarai, Chistiane M. Feitosa, Wild Plants, 2020
Raquel Consul, Flávia Lucas, Maria Graça Campos
Other botanical species can also be added, especially those belonging to the Rubiaceae and Solanaceae families, in order to enhance the effects of the drink or provide the desired cure for specific diseases (Cruz et al. 2017, Camargo 2014). For example, Brugmansia spp. is used when the disease is caused by magic arrows or incantations or Brunfelsia spp. in the case of fever, rheumatism, and arthritis (Schultes et al. 1992), by producing the sensation of cold, through shivering, drives away evil spirits (Camargo 2014).
Introduction
Published in James Alan Duke, Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez, Amazonian Ethnobotanical Dictionary, 2018
James Alan Duke, Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez
In an herbal ecotour in January and five times again following a music therapy ecotour (under Dr. Joe Moreno) to the ACEER camp, Celia Larsen, Rodolfo Vasquez and/or Jim Duke observed as “ayahuasquero” Don Antonio Montero simulated an “ayahuasca" ceremony. He apparently performs medicinal, social and/or spiritual ceremonies on the Napo on special Friday nights. At the ACEER camp, he had his earthen pot on the fire by 2:00 PM. Stems of the “ayahuasca” were pounded and added to the heating water, which would normally be boiled for hours. Antonio had several other essential constituents in his brew. Two big leaves (or 4 small leaves) of “toé”, probably Brugmansia aurea-, a few leaves of “sacha ajo”, probably Mansoa alliacea, a few leaves of “chiricsanango”, probably Brunfelsia grandiflora. A vital acoutrement was the “yagé”, Psychotria sp., which like the “ayahuasca” and “ipecac”, has emetic properties. Antonio suggested it was added to make the bitter beverage a bit sweeter. All of these, except the “ayahuasca”, are rather common at ACEER, as wild plants or cultivars. But the “ayahuasca”, like “clavohuasca”, “chuchuhuasi”, and “uña-de-gato” are disappearing near civilization.
Catalog of Herbs
Published in James A. Duke, Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, 2018
Said to be emetic, hallucinogenic, and psychedelic, achuma is a folk remedy for enteritis, gastritis, pneumonia, and sterility.32 Used by Andean curanderos in the diagnosis and cure of illness, employed in magic and folk medicine. Mixed with another cactus, Neoraimondia macrostibas, Brugmansia, Isotorna, and Pedilanthus for the hallucinogenic drink called cimora.80 Mescaline is apparently the active principle.54
Plant poisonings in Australia: a retrospective series of calls to the Queensland Poisons Information Centre
Published in Clinical Toxicology, 2023
Tamim Islam, Robert Knoeckel, Carol Wylie, Katherine Isoardi
More severe toxicity was seen in recreational or intentional exposures, particularly of anticholinergic plants, often occurring in young male adults, which is consistent with previous studies on plant exposures [2,4,8]. Our study identified anticholinergic plants to include Brugmansia spp., Datura stramonium, and, uniquely, Duboisia myoporoides. This may be due to species of Duboisia myoporoides being native to Queensland, further supporting the geographical patterning of plant poisonings [16]. In these cases, symptoms predominantly aligned with an anticholinergic toxidrome, including tachycardia, mydriasis, and delirium. However, since even small exposures to toxic plants can result in severe symptoms, eight cases with moderate toxicity were identified from unintentional ingestions.
Datura and Brugmansia plants related antimuscarinic toxicity: an analysis of poisoning cases reported to the Taiwan poison control center
Published in Clinical Toxicology, 2019
Uyen Vy Doan, Ming-Ling Wu, Dong-Haur Phua, Bomar Mendez Rojas, Chen-Chang Yang
Datura and Brugmansia species belong to the family Solanaceae. Both species have been widely cultivated and naturalized throughout the world. In particular, Brugmansia species is increasingly grown as attractive garden plants, thus creating more opportunities for accidental or intentional exposures. All parts of the plant contain toxic tropane alkaloids like scopolamine, hyoscyamine and atropine, the concentrations of which vary depending on the species, geographic distribution, climate, seasons, and the parts of the plant. Moreover, the ratio of atropine to scopolamine can vary even between specimens of the same species. The alkaloid content is usually highest when the plant is flowering [29]. In D. inoxia, it has been found that the concentrations of the main tropane alkaloids, that is, hyoscyamine and scopolamine, are higher in the flowers and leaves as compared to the root [30]. As for Brugmansia, the most toxic parts are the roots and seeds [31]. Notably, the tropane alkaloids are heat-stable even with high-temperature heating [22].