Microscopic pictures from ethnobotanicals

[Microscopic pictures from ethnobotanicals]

thanks 4 compliments

yes its very useful for identifying, but its hard to find microscopic pictures to compare

[African Pscychoactive Plants]

Interresting work about Kalanchoe pinnata- CNS- effects:

http://www.bioline.org.br/pdf?md06018

http://pubget.com/paper/10398381/Mutagenic_and_antimutagenic_evaluation_of_the_juice_of_the_leaves_of_Bryophyllum_calycinum__Kalanchoe_pinnata___a_plant_with_antihistamine_activity

[Microscopic pictures from ethnobotanicals]

...Duboisia hopwoodii- seed (24-fold)

...Latua pubiflora- seed (24-fold)

...Securidaca longepedunculata- leaf

...Acacia simplex syn. A. simplicifolia- seed

...Acacia rigidula- leaf (24-fold)

...Thymoquinon- crystals (24-fold)

...Ceropegia woodii- flowers

...Desmodium gyrans- seedling

...Ganoderma lucidum- fruitbody (Reishi)

...Hydrocotyle asiatica- flower

...Lophophora williamsii- seed (24-fold)

...Lophophora williamsii- seed (55-fold)

...Mitragyna speciosa 'Rifat' 24-fold

...Mitragyna speciosa 'Rifat' 55-fold

...Mitragyna speciosa 'Rifat' 105-fold (stoma)

...Morinda citrifolia- Blattunterseite in 55-fold

...Kalanchoe pinnata- leaf (24-fold)

...Nepeta mussinii syn. fassenii syn. racemosa- flower 24-fold

...Nepeta mussinii syn. fassenii syn. racemosa- flower 55-fold

...Pelecyphora aselliformis- wart 24-fold

...Phyllomedusa bicolor- secretion on kambostick 24-fold

...Prostanthera cuneata (Tasmanian Mint Bush)- leaf 24-fold

...Sceletium tortuosum- leaf

...Sceletium tortuosum- leaf

...Securidaca longepedunculata- leaf with pigment-cells 55-fold

...Tabernahthe iboga- seed (24-fold)

...Trichocline reptans- root

...a bean of wild cocoa from Bolivia

...a bud of wild tea (white) from Yunnan

...a bean of wild coffee (raw) from Ethiopia:

[Leafy Ethno Photo/Grow Log]

...Banisteriopsis caapi

...Banisteriopsis caapi- stem

...Boophane disticha

...Datura innoxia

...Diplopterys cabrerana

...Duboisia hopwoodii

...Ephedra gerardiana

...Erythrina mulungu

...Erythroxylum novogranatense var. novogranatense

...Erythroxylum coca var. coca

...Erythroxylum coca var. coca

...Hyoscyamus niger

...Catha edulis- flower

...alleged Lagochilus inebrians from Rühlemanns, i rather guess it is Salvia submutica or S. tianschanica

...Leonotis leonorus- flower

...Lophophora williamsii

...Mandragora officinarum

...Mitragyna speciosa

...Nicotiana bigelovii (THE Shaman- Tobacco)

...Nuphar lutea- fruit

...Papaver setigerum- flower

...Pausinysthalia yohimbe

...Psychotria viridis

...Salvia divinorum

...Securidaca longepedunculata

...Silene capensis- seedlings

...Tabernanthe iboga

...Voacanga africana

[Leafy Ethno Photo/Grow Log]

...Catha edulis

...Erythroxylum coca var. coca

...Acacia rigidula

...Tabernanthe iboga

[Ethno-Artifacts]

Ayahuasca- bowl (clay) from the shipibo in Amazonia (with Yagé and Chacruná):

Tree-needle- baskets from the Tarahumara in Mexico (with Oncidium cebolleta- bulb, Scirpus atrovirens- tuber and dried Peyote):

Betelnut-cracker- antique (bronze) from India with betelnuts:

Betel- chalk- repository (bone) from Southeast-Asia:

Chillum from Ladakh (from old monk, wood with wire-cladding and metal in it):

Old apothecary Coca-leaf- jar:

Coffee-jug (Djabana, copper with silver)- antique from Axum- Ethiopia:

Yarn-fancywork (Peyote-vision) from the Huichol (Mexico):

Kava Kava- bowl from the Fiji- Islands (wood) with Kava Kava:

Opiumpipe (wood and jade) and Opium-weights (bronze, antique, from Burma) in chicken-form:

Hempfarmer-cap (woven) from Manali (a souvenir from the ancient origin of Hemp, the Himalaya):

Shipibo- Schamanspipe (red wood) from the Amazon-rainforest:

Coca-chewer- figure (clay) from Ecuador:

And my particularly proud: A selfmade mush-stone from ONE piece soapstone. Model: a Maya-mushroom-stone, found in Guatemala, from 300 - 600 AD:

Ayahuasca-fancywork from the Shipibo:

[Centipede's Iboga Growlog]

thanks, they are 2x 55W, so 110 Watts

[Centipede's Iboga Growlog]

My two Iboga-plants (in the middle between the Kratoms and Tatagias):

I grow them in a small glass-greenhouse with CFL-light, temperature-control and a heating mat under it. They have slight acidic soil (VermiGrand with Sphagnum-moss and much drainage).

[Calea Z. and Silene Capensis...anybody else not notice any effects?]

Dreamherbs - Plants with oneirogenic action

Calea zacatechichi- leaves (Mexican Dreamherb)

(I noticed a definitive action at about 1g of the dry extract in capsules before going to bed)

Entada rheedii- seeds (African dreamherb)

(The seeds of this vine are used by south-african medicine man for communicating with the spirit-world and to induce lucid dreams. It should increase attention during the REM-phase of sleep.)

Couroupita guianensis- leaves (Canonball Tree)

(dream-stimulating medicine in Amazonia and Ayahuasca-additive. The indole-alkaloids Couroupitine A and B were found.)

Silene capensis- root (African Dreamroot)

(The Xhosa in South-africa use this sacred plant for inducing vivid lucid dreams during the initiation of shamans. It is one of the most potent oneirogens. For me a small amount can induce very strong dream-enhancement.)

Artemisia vulgaris- twigs (Mugwort)

(The mugwort is known for its dream-enhancing properties and can amplify the coulouration, but can also induce nightmares.)

Ilex guayusa- leaves (Guayusa)

(Guayusa-leaves have a high caffeine-content, but paradoxical it can improve the recollection of dreams.) 24-fold-enlargement of dried leaf:

Alepidea amatymbica- root (Ikhathazo)

(In South-Africa it is used by Sangomas (medicine man) for inducing clear dreams of spirits of the ancestors. The Xhosa use it in all of their rituals. Smoking of the root could induce vivid dreams. There were found Kauren-Diterpenes.)

Lycoris radiata- bulbs (Red Spiderlily)

(The bulbs of this lily contains Galantamine, which enhances the mental ability (acetylcholine- stimulant). For this compound a prolonging effect on the REM-sleep and an improvement of the recollection was found.)

Salvia nemorosa- leaves (Steppen-sage)

(This sage could make dreams more vivid after oral ingestion. There were found analgetic and opioid effects.)

Salvia leucantha- leaves (Mexican Bush-sage)

(Smoking of the leaves could prolong dreams, but not many studies.)

[African Pscychoactive Plants]

Some of my african babies:

Dioscorea dregeana- proliferation after the winter:

(the tuber is a strong sedative)

Dioscorea dregeana- tuber:

Boophane disticha:

(the leaves are antidepressive, an SSRI, and the bulb is a brain-tonic and AChE- Inhibitor, but higher doses could be toxic)

Kalanchoe pinnata:

(the leaves are sedative because of Histamine-Receptor- inhibitors)

Securidaca longepedunculata:

(the root is used throughout africa for medicine and inebriation. It is often used with Boophane disticha and for fetish. It contains Ergoline- alkaloids! It has established analgetic, antidepressive, opioid, sedative, muscle-relaxing, stimulating, aphrodising, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial action.)

Securidaca longepedunculata- violet pigment on stem (55-fold enlarged):

Voacanga africana:

(all parts of the plant are psychoactive, the seeds are used for divination)

[An ethnobot's Fiji]

My two Tatagias:

Phyllode, 24-fold enlarged:

The tree is used for catching fish (because of the DMT) throughout Polynesia.

Traditional knowledge about the plant from "Science of Pacific Island Peoples: fauna, flora, food and medicine":

..."Another Samoan legend recounts the triumph of the samoan tatagia tree (Acacia simplex) over the Fijian banyan tree (Ficus sp.) which had previously triumphed over all the trees of Fiji (Setchell, 1924)."

[Ethnobotanical Organic Sweeteners]

Pflanzen, die Süßstoffe enthalten:

Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice)

Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Chinese Licorice)

Stevia rebaudiana

Lippia dulcis

Thaumatococcus daniellii (Katamfe)

...Thaumatin (pure) - the sweetest natural substance and also a strong narcotic

Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Jiaogulan)

Momordica grosvenori (Luo Han Guo)

Hydrangea serrata / H. macrophylla (Ama-cha)

Fraxinus ornus (Manna)

Rubus suavissimus

Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii

Pentadiplandra brazzeana

Abrus precatorius sy. A. abrus (Abrusosid)

Baccharis articulata und B. gaudichaudiana (Gaudichaudiosid A)

Capparis masaikai- Samen (Mabinlin)

Engelhardia chrysolepis

Linalool

Periandra dulcis- Rhizom (Periandrin)

Phlomis younghushbandii (Phlomisosid)

Phlomis medicinalis (Baiyunosid)

Salvia digitaloides (Phlomisosid und Baiyunosid)

Sphenocentrum jollyanum- Wurzel und Rinde

Polypodium vulgare- Wurzel (Osladin)

Taste-Modulators:

Synsepalum dulcificum (Miracle Berry)

Curculigo latifolia (Lumbah)

Gymnema sylvestre (Gurmar)

Eridictyon californicum (Yerba Santa)

Ziziphus jujuba (Jujube)

Moringa oleifera