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very interesting, especially the Ajmalicine- enhancement in Catharanthus ...the czech company Symbiom, from which I use the mycorrhiza product "Symbivit" successfully, mentions this bacteria in a research-project with maize (scroll down to Micromaize): http://www.symbiom.cz/en/research_projects the bacteria Azospirillum brasilense also acts symbiotic with mycorrhiza-fungi like Glomus fasciculatum (AMF): http://www.bashanfoundation.org/horst/horstchickpea.pdf

absolutely, the places where I saw it in the Austrian mountains (especially the Wechsel) are also acidic but do have good drainage (not compact peat but rather loose mossy soil), so I prefer peat with drainage-material like sphagnum moss and kanuma for all Ericaceae including Vaccinium- species the tiny (European) Northern Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos) thrives well in sphagnum moss with 1/3 peat: and it made many new tiny twigs:

i see, so the high bush varieties are more adapted to warmer climate, I didn't know this I always make liqueur from some berries I collected in the forest to conserve the wonderful taste of wild blue-, bil-, straw- and other berries

the chilling may be the reason why the wild blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is found on mountains in some few tropical locations but mostly in peat-lowlands and the mountains of the North. They can also distribute vegetatively. Distribution of Vaccinium myrtillus: http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20m?kind=Vaccinium+myrtillus waterboy, you grow Vaccinium corymbosum cultivars with the bigger berries? There are some interesting rare polynesian Vaccinium cereum varieties: http://www.polynesien.minks-lang.de/a.pol.deutsch/pol.arten.v/vaccinium.cereum.html

you need a sour peat-soil and water only with rainwater because a too calcareous water will kill it over time. There are some tropical blueberry-species, endemic only on eastern polynesian islands like Vaccinium cereum (from Rarotonga to the Marquesas) my blueberry (upper half, V. myrtillus) and bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum) in the garden: Northern cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos) and cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idea): Vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) and american wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens): Blueberries in the very northern part of Finland: flowering cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idea) in the Engadin, Switzerland:

absolutely, false awakening is horrible, I had it in in the lucid dreams of belladonna-fruits a long time ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UQUzP3Mkpw

maybe we should have a bath in molten cheese and drink it, here in Austria we have many wonderful cheese from the mountains

My plants are adapted to low humidity in front of the window. Here in winter we only have 40-50% humidity indoors, I never put them in the greenhouse. The leaves are indeed typical big rainforest- type, but they are also very tough. In the habitat the trees can also survive in a more savanna-like environment in Western Africa. The seeds are only viable when they are fresh and wet, so keep them in sphagnum moss. mostly they are whitish-pink and turn green when germinatig

cheese contains high amounts of the neurotransmitter-precursor amines Tyrosine, Tyramine and Phenylethylamine, also the opioid peptides beta-Casomorphin-5 and -7.

My Cola acuminata, which is growing in the pot, uncomplicated but slow for around ten years: a Cola acuminata- seedling: And Cola vera syn. nitida, also slow growing for around ten years: I didn't fertilize much, they didn't even need a repotting, but this maybe depends on the slow growing in our middle-european light conditions (always in front of the window)

Lagochilus gypsaceus would be even more interesting, regarding the lagochiline content, I'm looking for it a picture of Lagochilus platycalyx: http://www.plantarium.ru/page/taxonomy/taxon/21883.html and the famous fake inebrians: Lagochilus cabulicus: http://www.europeana.eu/portal/record/11605/B3871E63264E8E3EDF66FE86FA1102AE848A4EFB.html

my climate rooms are not suitable for lago-seeds, also ouside we have humid winters I will re-edit the added microscopic picture, because it deformed

Thanks, Torsten for sharing your insightful Lagochilus- research

Then there was Salvia tianshanica sold as Lagochilus inebrians (as plant from Ruehlemanns, now he took it out of his assortment): There are also other interesting sedative Lagochilus- species in Central Asia: http://books.google....hemical&f=false Lagochilus platyacanthus (Zaytsegub ploskokolyuchiy), http://www.plantariu...e/id/91242.html Lagochilus gypsaceus (Zayach'ya guba gipsovaya) and Lagochilus platycalyx (Zaytsegub ploskochashechnyy, Zayach'ya guba shirokochashechnaya) http://www.tienshan....ycalyx1_750.jpg Lagochilus platyacanthus occurs in Kyrgyzstan, not in Uzbekistan, Lagochilus gypsaceus occurs in Uzbekistan, not in Kyrgyzstan, Lagochilus platycalyx occurs in both countries. They are also hemostatic, sedative and hypotensive. An infusion promoted blood coagulation and posessed antibacterial activity. There was also found Lagochilin (in L. gypsaceus even 1,98%), Stachydrine, Flavonoids and Coumarins as actives. The intoxicating mint, phonetic: Zaytsegub opyanyayuschiy / Z. ploskokolyuchiy The diterpene-alcohol Lagochiline was found to be an antagonist at metabotropic glutamate receptors: http://stimuluswatch...hoactive-plants this action was also observed at Lithium and nootropics the mGlu-5- receptor was shown to play a role in cocaine addiction. mGlu-Rs also play a role in the sedative action of alcohol and some ligands have analgesic action. Microscopic foto, maybe the real seed (from the herb, which looked very similar to inebrians):

for pesto, wood garlic (Allium ursinum) is perfect, here in Austrian spring it is in season now, with its delicate tender leaves. If you chew a small piece, you have this fresh garlic taste for hours

the plant even seems to prefer vegetative propagation, as we know the seeds are hard to germinate... maybe because the amazonian shamans did so for centuries with the many cultivars, the wild populations may be escaped. As they are so closely related, it is also possible that P. viridis is a cultivar from P. carthagensis Migraineur, did you test the juice as eye drops against headache, like the Machiguenga?

and you keep the lid completely closed?

mycorrhiza-fungi and trichoderma keep the bad fungi away for cuttings I use plastic bottles (bottom cut away)

it is safe in very small dosages, but dangerous regarding its high nornicotine- content I think the aborigines must have a high tolerance my small plant:

fantastic species! as spiny as Solanum xanthocarpum: http://pk-photography.blogspot.co.at/2008/06/kantakari-solanum-xanthocarpum.html

it has an incredible scent and the same constituent as Helichrysum foetidum The main constituents of Alepidea amatymbica are also kaurene-type diterpenes like ent-16-kaurene-19-oic acid, which is synonymous with kaur-16-en-19-oic acid: http://www.plantzafr...lepideaatym.pdf According to this study: http://www.sciencedi...305197811000470 ...the main constituent of Helichrysum foetidum is the kaurene-type diterpene kaur-16-en-18-oic acid Alepidea amatymbica-root (very hazy and aromatic): smoked it has a very hazy herbal taste, but not floral like ganja, more like an hazy african soup and very chilled euphoric, but without the trippy cannabis- feeling (which can cause paranoia in some people) and indeed it masks the scent of ganja-smoke

in my small greenhouse the chacruna makes many long aerial roots: it does well with 90% humidity and 27°C outside here we still have european winter-temperatures, but waiting for spring ;-)

Recently I watched a (german) documentary from Mark Olive about aborigine cooking, here the page from him: http://www.blackolive.net.au/ He used saltbush among many other native spices and there I like salty plants and grow some (Arthrocnemum glaucum and Triglochin maritima) the saltbush fascinated me. I ordered seeds of the old man saltbush (Atriplex nummularia) and still waiting for them... Does anyone have experience in using it as spice? The taste is described as "salt in a herb" with a wonderfully subtle crisp taste. Aborigines also use the seeds which are ground and roasted for damper. Some describe the leaves as salty, others as not so much salty as robust, juicy and exquisitely tender... In traditional aboriginal medicine it was used for the treatment of scurvy and blood diseases. It is also used as a healthy fodder plant. The leaves can have a blue hint: http://www.ausemade....p-images-07.htm

Convolvulus microphyllus / pluricaulis is often confused with Evolvulus alsinoides, wich also goes under the name Shankapushpi or Shankhpuspi. Evolvulus alsinoides also shares some actions, like the anxiolytic, anti-epileptic, antioxidant, brain tonic, and contains the alkaloids Evolvine (sympathomimetic activity like adrenaline), Betaine and Shankhapushpine. It was found to stimulate endorphine production and could help opiate withdrawal, but also benzodiazepine withdrawal to some degree. But cultured tissues of E.a. also reputedly accumulate ergot alkaloids like d-lysergic acid amides. The variety Evolvulus alsinoides var. sericeus has been chewed as a pituri-substitute in north-east S.A. I make a tea from the powdered leaves from time to time, very relaxing but clear-headed. Convolvulus microphyllus / pluricaulis showed potentiation of pentobarbitone-sleeping time, antiepileptic and antidepressant action, suppression of aggressive behaviour, antagonism to amphetamine toxicity and CNS depressant activity. It contains Convolvine (tropane alkaloid with sedative and nootropic action), Convolamine (an anesthetic), Phyllabine, some other alkaloids and Scopoletin. It was shown to enhance neuropeptide synthesis and potentiates the acetylcholine response. It is memory-improving, a tranquilizer and reduces mental tension. It was shown to interact with the adrenergic, dopaminergic and serotonergic systems. The extract is indeed sedative, a bit more than Evolvulus. Clitoria ternatea is also often put in this group and also shares some uses like the brain tonic...