Auxin Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 In the Phalaris spp. page it says Phalaris brachystachys yields 3% alkaloids <___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_blink.pngIs this at all reliable/verified? Or might it be one of those old incorrect values thats really 10 or 100 times the actual yield <___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_biggrin.pngPhalaris brachystachys: The aerial parts contain up to 3% alkaloids of which n,n-dmt is the major constituent, with minor amounts of hordenine, gramine and bufotenine. This is often claimed to be the most promising species, but surprisingly very little research has been done on it in comparison to the other species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 well there's one way to find out, anyone have this grass in their garden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 the seeds can be bought via ??tac ethno?but IMHO 3% in a grass seems excessivei would be quite suprised by 0.3% ins such a fast growing genusid expect 0.03 or less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 and it tends to take a LOT of material to collect even a kg of grass. it dries to almost nothing... but hey, i think its always a good thing to discover new carriers. and no doubt many more to be discovered still. i dream of the day when some ubiquitous garden plant is found to be alkaloid rich. "just pruning the camelias for you grandpa!". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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