ololiuqui
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Ololiuqui is a woody-stemmed Mexican vine (Rivea corymbosa or Turbina corymbosa) belonging to the morning glory family. The ancient Aztecs knew this plant as ololiuqui, and its seeds were used by priests to induce visions. The seeds contain derivatives of lysergic and isolysergic acids, which are related to LSD. The Nahuatl word ololiuhqui literally means "something rolled into a ball".12
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ConvolvulaceaeMajor genera and speciesThe seeds of two species, Turbina corymbosa and Ipomoea violacea, are sources of hallucinogenic drugs of historical interest and contemporary concern.
Read MoreThe seeds of two species, Turbina corymbosa and Ipomoea violacea, are sources of hallucinogenic drugs of historical interest and contemporary concern.
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drug useTypes of hallucinogens…species of morning glory (Rivea corymbosa, also called Turbina corymbosa, and Ipomoea tricolor, also called I. rubrocaerulea or I. violacea). Synthetic compounds of interest are DMT (dimethyltryptamine) and STP (dimethoxyphenylethylamine; DOM). Cannabis (or marijuana; discussed separately below) is not usually included in this group of hallucinogenic drugs, but there…
Read More…species of morning glory (Rivea corymbosa, also called Turbina corymbosa, and Ipomoea tricolor, also called I. rubrocaerulea or I. violacea). Synthetic compounds of interest are DMT (dimethyltryptamine) and STP (dimethoxyphenylethylamine; DOM). Cannabis (or marijuana; discussed separately below) is not usually included in this group of hallucinogenic drugs, but there…
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