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Sceletium emarcardium 4 year old traditional baked herb- $3/gm, (+ postage) minimum 20gms order. Yowie- 85cm.- $85 Yowie- 100cm-$100 Psycho0-75cm-$75 Psycho0-55cm-$55 Psycho0-30cm-$30 Herbalistics01-75cm-$75 Please dont PM me directly, as I am using a new computer, and new email. I can PM you directly, and give you my contact details. Thanks Maurice

The Sceletium are over watered, by the fact of moss on the soil surface. They hate root disturbance when potting up, so better that the plant is somewhat root bound before transplanting. Please note that the browning of leaves and stems, as in your photos, is good and normal, and this is where the name Sceletium is derived from, as in skeleton. My Sceletium soil mix is 50% commercial potting mix, 50% sand and a couple of handfuls of blood/bone per bag of potting mix.

Diagnosis? Rule out cardiovascular and pyschiatric. Vital signs?? Once you have a diagnosis, consult with both GP and Naturopath, take your medicine, and refer to recommendations here. You'll find your balance herbs, and get to know your condition.

The global Mens movement addresses male disadvantage in areas of family law, boys' education, mens' health, etc, etc. It is the counterpart to the womens movement. Here is a good start- http://www.dadsontheair.net/ and books by Warren Farrell (The Myth of Male Power)

To quote "“There are more cannabinoid receptors in the brain and vital organs than any other receptor,” Bryne said. “The big discovery is that the human body is filled with cannabinoid receptors.” Wow! Thanks MND. Here- http://mensnewsdaily.com/2010/08/22/cannabinoids-the-marijuana-miracle-medicine/ Cannabinoids: The Marijuana Miracle Medicine Sunday, August 22, 2010 By Mike LaSalle With protections for VA medical marijuana patients now secured by VHA DIRECTIVE 2010-035, some are wondering why the DEA continues to treat marijuana as a Schedule I drug. And what — if any — is the significance of the Directive in light of last year’s federal policy announcement ending raids on Cannabis clinics in those 14 states that allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana? According to Al Byrne, Chief Operating Officer of Patients Out of Time, it means that the federal consensus against medical marijuana is about to collapse. An an interview with MND, Byrne said that the biological importance of endo-cannabinoids in the human body are only now becoming known. For Byrne, new research is driving the bid to reschedule Marijuana. “There are more cannabinoid receptors in the brain and vital organs than any other receptor,” Bryne said. “The big discovery is that the human body is filled with cannabinoid receptors.” Personal opinions about the drug war not withstanding, the human body and Cannabis are matched not just by nature, but by choice: human use and consumption of the Cannabis plant is literally pre-historic. In his review of the History of Cannabis in the journal Chemistry & Biodiversity, Ethan B. Russo, M.D., writes that: “Cannabis sativa L. is possibly one of the oldest plants cultivated by man…. [T]his most versatile botanical has provided a mirror to medicine and has pointed the way in the last two decades toward a host of medical challenges from analgesia to weight loss through the discovery of its myriad biochemical attributes and the endocannabinoid system wherein many of its components operate.” It is arguable that medicinal use of Cannabis was known long before the age of writing. Ancient Egyptian Papyrus artifacts document numerous Cannabis recipes for sundry human ills, from inflammation to pain control. Russo cites a translation of a recipe published in the Fayyum Medical Book, originally written in an Egyptian Demotic script. The document represents a Cannabis-based remedy from the 6th century BC: To stop tumors: extract of herbs, papyrus, sap of the hur-tree, lotus leaf, cannabis, heated with sweet clover Modern science has confirmed the folk remedies of ancient Egypt: a study is available today showing that a Cannabis extract inhibits blood vessels that feed brain tumors, thus causing the tumors to shrink. In another study, Cannabis was found to Reduce Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Tumor Growth. And of course a famed Harvard study released in 2007 showed that THC — the well-known psychoactive molecule produced by the cannabis plant – cuts lung cancer growth in half, and stops its spread. The human body actually produces its own endocannabinoids for use in the regulation of various organs. For this reason alone, the medical value of Cannabis may eventually be applied to many other physical ailments. What happens when the body cannot produce enough cannabinoids of its own? “It’s called ‘cannabinoid deficiency’,” Al Byrne told MND. Could craving for cannabinoids may be a symptom of Cannabinoid Deficiency Syndrome? Certainly patients who have a wasting disease are cannabinoid deficient — which might explain why these patients are helped by ingesting marijuana. Byrne said the interest in Cannabis medicine among medical professionals was growing. “In 2003, the American Nurses Association passed a resolution saying that Nurses should educate themselves about the medical value of Cannabis.” Byrne pointed out the Marinol — a synthetic form of THC — was listed under Schedule III, while Cannabis — the natural source of THC — is still listed as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act. “How can THC have medical value as a pill, but not as a plant?” said Byrne. “And why are we taking medical advice from drug enforcement agents instead of doctors?” Learn more at medicalcannabis.com Possibly related posts... 2010-08-19 -- Did the V.A. Unseat Marijuana From Schedule I? (6) 2010-07-23 -- Cannabis Minister Roger Christie Refused Bail in Religious Freedom Case (11) 2010-08-06 -- 4/20 Update: Marijuana, Religion, and the First Amendment (18) 2010-07-20 -- A New Mission for Liberty: Ending the Insane Drug War (31) 2010-03-02 -- We don’t need no stinkin’ badges (Arrest your own, but leave Mexico alone) (11) 2009-03-31 -- The War On Drugs – Time For A Change (10) Tags: cannabanoids, Cannabis, drug war, endo-cannabanoids, MARIJUANA This entry was posted on Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 at 3:35 am and is filed under Vox Populi. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. | 511 views | Trackback | Print This Post | email: editor at mens news daily com | More from Mike LaSalle Stumble It! How to survive the coming food shortage. 6 Responses to “Cannabinoids: The Marijuana Miracle Medicine” Paul Elam 2010-08-23 at 11:09 pm @pj1 A few questions. There is, like with nearly every other crime, a discriminatory sexual gap in who the laws are enforced against. Who do you think that works against? Also, isn’t over sized and obtrusive government a big part of our overall problems? Feminism isn’t the only way we are being robbed of individual liberties, and besides, as sad as it is, the marijuana debate is much more relevant to mainstream news and affairs than the men’s movement. MND will, I assure you, continue to expend significant energy addressing the issues of men and boys, but that doesn’t mean we ignore the enemies of freedom on any front. No 0 1 Yes #102864 pj1 2010-08-23 at 4:15 pm Wake up and smell the coffee. This website is becoming irrelevant with pro-dope nonsense and such that has little to do with the plight of men in society. Read ‘em and weep boys: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/07/the-end-of-men/8135/ No 4 1 Yes #102844 M. Brecht 2010-08-22 at 11:00 pm Wow, an article that doesn’t disseminate blatant, reckless propaganda about cannabis. This article actually discusses cannabis’s medical utility and cutting edge research. Amazing and refreshing. Please share more information about this vital medical topic. The discovery of our body’s own cannabis — endocannabinoids — and the endocannabinoid system should be helping physicians understand why cannabis has so many medical properties and possibilities. But cannabis’s full acceptance in the medical field is hampered by the fact that most medical school curriculums don’t cover, with any needed depth, the medicinal uses of cannabis, one of the safest medicines known to man. And many politicians are lagging decades behind the medical truth and spend way too much of our tax money spreading blatant lies about an amazing medicine that should be a medical option for all. And tragically, most medical schools and groups like the AMA have such cozy relationships with the pharmaceutical industry that there is a lot of money spent on spreading lies about a non-fatal substance that could put a measurable dent in the Phamaceutical Industy’s Lowest Line (PILL). I hope some young students or young doctors see this article and follow the links to learn more about the medicinal value of cannabis and to help end the very real war on cannabis patients. No 0 5 Yes #102703 denbee 2010-08-22 at 10:53 pm It would seem that all the positive research in the world will not counter the entrenched “reefer madness” mentality of the last 70 years. Besides, our police forces depend on the money prohibition generates. We are the low hanging fruit, the easiest to snag and the police have become addicted to marijuana prohibition…it is their easy money and full employment plan. No 0 5 Yes #102702 Daniel M 2010-08-22 at 7:50 pm Cannabis/Hemp/Marijuana is plant. For the course of human history, its fibers have been used for productive ends, as hemp has tens of thousands of applications. One of which is smoking the substance to change one’s perspective. While this is not for everyone, the activity should not be criminalized. Prohibition has ruined the lives of GOOD people, while enriching the most evil. Prohibition has stagnated the American economy, while criminal enterprises control this untaxed cash-crop. Prohibition has left America ignorant of the most logical solution to a number of problems…medicinal, industrial, chemical, and commercial. free the leaf @ facebook.com/free.the.leaf No 0 6 Yes #102679 Malcolm Kyle 2010-08-22 at 9:54 am There have been numerous such studies. Here are just five of them: 1) In response to passage of California’s medical marijuana law, the White House had the Institute of Medicine (IOM) review the data on marijuana’s medical benefits and risks. The IOM concluded, “Nausea, appetite loss, pain and anxiety are all afflictions of wasting, and all can be mitigated by marijuana.” While noting potential risks of smoking, the report added, “we acknowledge that there is no clear alternative for people suffering from chronic conditions that might be relieved by smoking marijuana, such as pain or AIDS wasting.” The government’s refusal to acknowledge this finding caused co-author John A. Benson to tell the New York Times that the government “loves to ignore our report … they would rather it never happened.” Joy, JE, Watson, SJ, and Benson, JA. Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base. National Academy Press. 1999. p. 159. See also, Harris, G. FDA Dismisses Medical Benefit From Marijuana. New York Times. Apr. 21, 2006 2) Donald Tashkin, a UCLA researcher whose work is funded by NIDA, did a case-control study comparing 1,200 patients with lung, head and neck cancers to a matched group with no cancer. Even the heaviest marijuana smokers had no increased risk of cancer, and had somewhat lower cancer risk than non-smokers (tobacco smokers had a 20-fold increased lung cancer risk). Tashkin D. Marijuana Use and Lung Cancer: Results of a Case-Control Study. American Thoracic Society International Conference. May 23, 2006. 3) Researchers at the Kaiser-Permanente HMO, funded by NIDA, followed 65,000 patients for nearly a decade, comparing cancer rates among non-smokers, tobacco smokers, and marijuana smokers. Tobacco smokers had massively higher rates of lung cancer and other cancers. Marijuana smokers who didn’t also use tobacco had no increase in risk of tobacco-related cancers or of cancer risk overall. In fact their rates of lung and most other cancers were slightly lower than non-smokers, though the difference did not reach statistical significance. Sidney, S. et al. Marijuana Use and Cancer Incidence (California, United States). Cancer Causes and Control. Vol. 8. Sept. 1997, p. 722-728. 4) In a 1994 study the government tried to suppress, federal researchers gave mice and rats massive doses of THC, looking for cancers or other signs of toxicity. The rodents given THC lived longer and had fewer cancers, “in a dose-dependent manner” (i.e. the more THC they got, the fewer tumors). NTP Technical Report On The Toxicology And Carcinogenesis Studies Of 1-Trans- Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, CAS No. 1972-08-3, In F344/N Rats And B6C3F Mice, Gavage Studies. See also, “Medical Marijuana: Unpublished Federal Study Found THC-Treated Rats Lived Longer, Had Less Cancer,” AIDS Treatment News no. 263, Jan. 17, 1997. 5) Federal researchers implanted several types of cancer, including leukemia and lung cancers, in mice, then treated them with cannabinoids (unique, active components found in marijuana). THC and other cannabinoids shrank tumors and increased the mice’s lifespans. Munson, AE et al. Antineoplastic Activity of Cannabinoids. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Sept. 1975. p. 597-602.

So good to see the scientific exploration of our medicines, and the deepening of the respect that they so deserve http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre67h0s6-us-depression-psychedelics/ Scientists suggest fresh look at psychedelic drugs By Kate KellandPosted 2010/08/18 at 3:16 am EDT LONDON, Aug. 18, 2010 (Reuters) — Mind-altering drugs like LSD, ketamine or magic mushrooms could be combined with psychotherapy to treat people suffering from depression, compulsive disorders or chronic pain, Swiss scientists suggested on Wednesday. Research into the effects of psychedelics, used in the past in psychiatry, has been restricted in recent decades because of the negative connotations of drugs, but the scientists said more studies into their clinical potential were now justified. The researchers said recent brain imaging studies show that psychedelics such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), ketamine and psilocybin -- the psychoactive component in recreational drugs known as magic mushrooms -- act on the brain in ways that could help reduce symptoms of various psychiatric disorders. The drugs could be used as a kind of catalyst, the scientists said, helping patients to alter their perception of problems or pain levels and then work with behavioral therapists or psychotherapists to tackle them in new ways. "Psychedelics can give patients a new perspective -- particularly when things like suppressed memories come up -- and then they can work with that experience," said Franz Vollenweider of the Neuropsychopharmacology and brain imaging unit at Zurich's University Hospital of Psychiatry, who published a paper on the issue in Nature Neuroscience journal. Depending on the type of person taking the drug, the dose and the situation, psychedelics can have a wide range of effects, experts say, from feelings of boundlessness and bliss at one end of the spectrum to anxiety-inducing feelings of loss of control and panic at the other. LOW DOSES Vollenweider and his colleague Michael Kometer, who also worked on the paper, said evidence from previous studies suggests such drugs might help ease mental health problems by acting on the brain circuits and neurotransmitter systems that are known to be altered in people with depression and anxiety. But if doctors were to use them to treat psychiatric patients in future, it would be important to keep doses of the drugs low, and ensure they were given over a relatively short time period in combination with therapy sessions, they said. "The idea is that it would be very limited, maybe several sessions over a few months, not a long-term thing like other types of medication," Vollenweider said in a phone interview. A small study published by U.S. scientists this month found that an infusion of ketamine -- an anaesthetic used legally in both human and veterinary medicine, but also abused by people who use it recreationally -- can lift the mood within minutes in patients with severe bipolar depression. Mental illnesses such as depression are a growing health problem around the world and Vollenweider and Kometer said many patients with severe or chronic psychiatric problems fail to respond to medicines like the widely-prescribed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, like Prozac or Paxil. "These are serious, debilitating, life-shortening illnesses, and as the currently available treatments have high failure rates, psychedelics might offer alternative treatment strategies that could improve the well-being of patients and the associated economic burden on patients and society," they wrote.

https://rirdc.infoservices.com.au/items/08-172 and https://rirdc.infoservices.com.au/collections/eoi This is a useful service from the Australian Government. Great to see the support for research into plants!

More info here- http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2010/s2923813.htm Let’s call it Califloracation. Or supplier-side economics. Groaning under the crushing weight of a multi-billion dollar deficit, California is dreaming up novel ways of paying its bills. And like a slacker’s cry in a Judd Apatow stoner film or a punch line in Cheech and Chong sketch - a bright idea: What about drugs! Seriously. An authorised cannabis trade already operates in California. A medical-use system which has grown and grown into a defacto mainstream trade. "I’d be dead without it. I don’t get high from cannabis at all. It’s really boring. I really honestly don’t like using it. I do it because I have to." ANGEL RAICH Pain sufferer, cannabis user But later this year Californians will vote on a proposition to legalise marijuana altogether - enabling anyone over 21 to possess an ounce of the drug and grow it themselves. The payoff: the state get its hands on urgently needed tax revenue. "Maybe two or three billion for the State budget. Now that’s not going to resolve a 20 billion dollar deficit but it would go a long way towards many things people are seeing being pared down." TOM AMMIANO Democrat legislator Reporter Eric Campbell goes up country to meet a man we’ll call – with apologies to the incumbent Governor – The Germinator. Matt Cohen is one of the country’s premium cannabis horticulturalists with a pristine organic seed bank. ‘La Confidential, Casey Jones, Blue Cheese …’ Matt reads a seemingly endless list of varieties with counter-culture names certain to change if and when California choose to Legalise It. The Cannabusiness has its supporters but naturally there are detractors. "It’s a major cause of substance dependence in the United State. It’s a leading cause of going into treatment in the United States. It’s a leading cause of highway fatalities that rivals alcohol in the United States. It’s a very serious health problem - and especially I would say, for youth." DR ROBERT DU PONT Head of Drug Policy (Ford/Reagan)

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For everyone's edification check this out- Synonyms: Inebriating Mint, Intoxicating Mint, Lips Of Rabbit, Turkmenistan Mint or menta del Turkistan. Family: Labiatae BOTANICAL REFERENCES: Subspecific taxa: Lagochilus cabulicus Benth, Lagochilus bunge ex Benth, Lagochilus ser. Brevidentati Knorr, Lagochilus ser. Diacanthophylli Knorr, Lagochilus ser. Inaequidentati Knorr, Lagochilus sect. Inermes Fisch. & C.A. Mey., Lagochilus ser. Kschtuenses Knorr, Lagochilus ser. Macrodonti Knorr, Lagochilus sect. Spinosi Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Known Hazards: None known Range: E. Europe to C. Asia. The Dry mountain slopes from Georgia, Armenia, Turkistan, Uzbekistan upto Afghanistan. Habitat: Steppes. TREATISE: Lagochilus inebrians/cabulicus benth Bunge (An intriguing psychoactive member of the Labiatae family) Lagochilus inebrians/cabulicus benth a member of the mint family Labiatae, native to the dry steppes from Georgia, Armenia in Eastern Europe, upto to Turkistan, Iran and Afghanistan in central Asia.There are over 30 species of Lagochilus. For centuries, the Tajik, Tartar, Turkmen and Uzbek tribesmen have used this interesting narcotic intoxicant, gathering the leaves usually in late July – early August.A tea of the toasted leaves, occasionally mixed with stems, fruiting tops and the white or pink flowers, is prepared, with honey or sugar to lessen the intensely bitter taste of the plant. The aromatic fragrance is said to increase on drying and storage.Phytochemical studies have shown the presence of a crystalline compound called Lagochiline - a diterpene of the grindelian type. This compound thought at first to be an alkaloid was isolated in 1945, but more studies, in 1957, showed that it was a polyhydric alcohol, present up to 3 % of the dried plant material. The versatile pharmacological effects of Lagochilus inebrians/cabulicus benth have led to its being adopted officially in the 8th edition of the Russian Pharmacopoeia. It is employed as an infusion or tincture as an antihemorrhagic for its haemostatic effects, to reduce permeability of blood vessels and aid in coagulation of the blood. It has also been recommended for use in treating certain allergies, glaucoma, and skin diseases, and has been reported to be valuable for nervous disorders as a hypotensive, anti-spasmodic and sedative. Its properties as a sedative, are due possibly to the same constituents responsible for the central nervous activity, basic to the folk use of the plant as a narcotic. Physical Characteristics A obviously very stemmy, deciduous shrub growing unto 1m. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). The plant prefers light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and requires well-drained soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It requires dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought. Whole Plant description: Prickly, almost spherical, polybush grows up to 1m height, families of Laminaceae Lindi. Leaves are opposite, wild, three, five-separate, with numerous fibrils and glands. Cups are bell-shaped, nimbus are pink. Flowers are pink collected on the tops of the stalks in inflorescences. The plant blossoms in June-August. The herb should be harvested sometime in late July, early August and then dried, as the aromatic fragrance and medicinal properties are said to increase on drying. Do not let the plant dry naturally in autumn, for all naturally occurring chemicals, are lost at the same time and the herb instead of tasting bitter, tastes only woody! In autumn, even when the main plant has dried and died, you will notice the root is full of fluid and quite alive. It is not uncommon at all to find the previous year’s dried and dead plant still attached to the root and lying by the side. It is rather surprising to find such few specimens locally, when one takes into account the number of seeds each plant produces. It is obvious the plant over produces seeds, due to the harsh environment in which it makes its natural habitat. The root is usually found deep within rocky soil, from which it is next to impossible to extract. Leaves contain lagochiline (C24H44O6) substance consisted of four-nuclear spirit. Leaves contain also radio oil - 0.03 %, tannins-11-14 %, sugar, ascorbic acid, carotid; in stalks - tannins 6.8 %, sugar, carotin; in roots- tannins and sugar. Raw materials have a strong aromatic odour, bitter to taste. The great bulk of raw material is consumed in the form of a tea. Moisture content is no more than 13 %, ashes residue is no more than 11 %, other bodies of the plant no more than 3 %, small particles which are filtered through a sieve with a maximum size of 1?? apertures - no more than 2 %, organic impurity no more than 1 % and mineral impurity no more than 1 %. Morphological Differences Between Georgian & Armenian and Turkmen Lagochilus inebrians/cabulicus benth subspecific taxa. Subspecies (ssp.) are commonly used to recognize the existence of regional variants of a species; that is some degree of morphological differentiation (not as great as that between species) accompanies geographic (or ecological, or temporal) separation from other subspecies. Like all flora and fauna, the same species, has some slight specific differences in morphology, within it’s natural habitat; being found from Georgia in the Caucasian mountain range to Afghanistan in Central Asia. REF: Textbook of Phytotherapy 11 Edition – L.V.Harutunian & R.K.Hovhanissian – Chapter 307 – Page 394.) All phytochemical constituents and pharmacological actions, remain identical. REF: 1) Pharmaceutical Biology (Formerly International Journal of Pharmacognosy) Publisher: Taylor & Francis Issue: Volume 35, Number 1 / January 1997 These morphological differences are given below: 1)Georgian and Armenian Lagochilus Inebrians usually, has around 10 of the typical hexagonal calyces/flowers at each node on the stem per node, the Central Asian type has typically around 4. 2) Armenia Lagochilus inebrians/cabulicus benth stem is also possibly somewhat more hairy than the Turkmen type. Edible Uses Tea. Dried leaves and flowers are boiled with sugar and honey to make a tea. Sometimes mixed with stems, fruits or toasted leaves. Honey and sugar are often added to reduce their bitterness. Drying and storage increase their aromatic fragrance. Usage: 5 grams per person. Medicinal Uses Antispasmodic; Haemostatic; Hallucinogenic; Hypotensive; Sedative; Uterine tonic. The branches are antispasmodic, haemostatic, hallucinogenic, hypotensive and sedative. Infusion is used internally in the treatment of allergies and the shrub has been used to treat skin disorders. The branches are harvested in the autumn after flowering and are dried for later use. They become more fragrant and medicinally active once they have been dried. Entheogenic/Psychological Properties Lagochilus inebrians/cabulicus benth has been used since ancient times, for its intoxicating and sedative properties by Armenian, Tajik, Tatar, Turkoman and Uzbek tribesman and Shamans. It has also been used for it’s other medical, therapeutic effects in controlling hemorrhage, Anti-epileptic and anti-infective effects etc. A crystalline compound isolated from the plant and named lagochiline and thought at first to be an alkaloid was isolated in 1945 but more recent studies, in 1957, showed that it was a polyhydric alcohol, present up to 3 % of the dried plant material, has proved to be aditerpene. Maximum quantities of lagochilinus accumulate in plants is in the phase of flowering and during fruit production (May- July). Whether or not it produces the psychoactive effects of the whole plant is unknown. The versatile pharmacological effects of Lagochilus inebrians/cabulicus benth, have led to its being adopted officially in the 8th edition of the Russian Pharmacopoeia. It is employed as an infusion or tincture as an antihemorrhagic for its hemostatic effects, to reduce permeability of blood vessels and aid in coagulation of the blood. It has also been recommended for use in treating certain allergies, glaucoma, and skin diseases, and has been reported to be valuable for nervous disorders as a hypotensive, anti-spasmodic and sedative. Its properties as a sedative are due possibly to the same constituents responsible for the central nervous activity basic to the folk use of the plant as a narcotic. A tea of the toasted leaves, occasionally mixed with stems, fruiting tops and the white flowers, is prepared, with honey or sugar to lessen the intensely bitter taste of the plant. The aromatic fragrance is said to increase on drying and storage. Advised dosage is 5 gms only. Despite the name "inebrians," it seems that it is more of a sedative than an inebriant. The plant has hypotensive properties (i.e. it lowers blood pressure). This makes it useful for various medical conditions and procedures, but it also means that it could be dangerous for people with hypotension. Many pharmacological properties are ascribed to this plant. Effects like: reduces tension or anxiety, sedative, intoxicant and mild hallucinogenic are often reported. List of chemicals Chemical Part Low ppm Hi ppm CALCIUM-SALTS Plant 20000 27000 EO Plant 300 2000 IRON-SALTS Plant 1300 4000 LAGOCHILINE Plant 10000 30000 LAGOCHILINE-3-ACETATE Plant 10000 30000 LAGOCHILIN-TETRAACETATE Plant 7000 30000 ORGANIC-ACIDS Plant 30000 90000 RESIN Plant 2000 STACHYDRINE-ACETATE Plant 10000 27000 SUGAR Plant 20000 40000 TANNIN Plant VIT-K Plant References; Duke 1992 A Pharmacological properties Extracts and tinctures made of flowers and leaves accelerate blood coagulation. They have also sedative effect. In an experiment the Lagochilus preparation strengthen processes of internal neural braking and relieve a state of neurosis. A preparation of Lagochilus gives a strong excitation and state of well being. It renders antiepileptic action if used after strychnine, caffeine, corazole and camphor injections. It increases gastric secretions and increases digestive power. Lagochilus tincture has marked spasmolitic action when induced with carbochiline. Preliminary administration of Lagochilus tincture prevents spastic reduction of intestines caused by carbocholine. Studies on Lagochilus tinctures/infusion has proven to be beneficial in countering Anaphylactic shock and prevents the recurrence of anaphylaxis shock, when administered for the second time Activities The number in () indicates how many separate chemicals this species has for that activity, for example, Analgesic (3) indicates this species has three separate chemicals that have Analgesic activity. NB:1,2 or 3 does not necessarily indicate the potency of the chemical involved. Psychotropic (1) Sedative (1) Anthelmintic (1) AntiHIV (1) Antibacterial (1) Anticancer (1) Anticariogenic (1) Antidiarrheic (1) Antidysenteric (1) Antihepatotoxic (1) Antihypertensive (1) Antilipolytic (1) Antimutagenic (1) Antinephritic (1) Antiophidic (1) Antioxidant (1) Antiradicular (1) Antirenitic (1) Antitumor (1) Antitumor-Promoter (1) Antiulcer (1) Antiviral (1) Cancer-Preventive (1) Carcinogenic (1) Chelator (1) Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor (1) Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor (1) Hepatoprotective (1) Immunosuppressant (1) Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor (1) MAO-Inhibitor (1) Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor (1) Pesticide (1) Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor (1) Cite as USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. 30 August 2004. Further Ethnobotanical research should be carried out as a basis for more critical and extensive phytochemical and pharmacological studies which the plant merit!. Experiments Extracts and tinctures of Lagochilus have been tested in Samarqand Medical Institute on 170 patients. The preparation has been experimented for its sedative effects on functional disturbances of nervous system, and found the effect of treatment has been considered good - 53 % patients, satisfactory- 27% and weak-10 %, no effect - 0% patients. As a sedative Lagochilus was tried in psychiatric clinics on 50 patients with neurotic conditions, organic diseases of the central nervous system, epilepsy and other diseases (By DR A Z. Rosenberg). Preparations of Lagochilus give good results in the treatment functional diseases and consequences of organic diseases of the central nervous system. Sedative effect of the preparation as a result gives dream improvement, reduces effective excitability, Good results in treating eczema. With the dosage of Lagochilus infusion (1:20) 1 tablespoon 3 times a day for 45-60days.Lagochilus preparations have been used on patients with hypertension. It was observed Patients general health state improved. Reduced Vertigo, headache and dizziness, work capability increased. With 30-60days of treatment with Lagochilus. The maximum arterial pressure was normalized in 40 % patients; minimal effect was on 32 % of patients. By the end of Treatment majority of patients with arterial blood pressure second stage has gone down to first stage. The most effective haemostatic activity appeared in various bleedings: uterus, haemorrhoidal, nasal (epistaxis), lung, and for hemorrhagic diathesis. Clinical efficiency of the extract and tinctures in various bleedings the following data was observed, study on 300 patients accepting this preparation, good effect has been seen in 193 (64 %), satisfactory - in 58 (19 %), weak – in 29 (10 %), no effect in 20 (7 %) patients. Special Data on clinical efficiency of this preparation in hemorrhagic diathesis and hemophilia. have been proven by The tests which have been carried out in Leningrad institute of hemotransfusy and in the Central institute of hematology and blood transfusion. Though these data were formulated, from experiments, on a small amount of patients, they are worthy, taking into consideration the difficulties arising with treating patients with these disease. Conclusion from experiments and clinical studies, this preparation can be recommended in uterine, haemorrhoidal, traumatic, lung and nasal bleedings, and treatment hemorrhagic diathesis, hemophilia, Werlholf diseases, Henoch Shcholein disorder, functional nervous disturbances, some allergic skin disease like pruritis, dermatitis, eczema, skinrash, Urticaria, neurodermatitis, Hypertension 1 - 2 stages, glaucoma and for prevention of post operative bleeding . Methods of Preparation (Preparation of Extract) Traditionally to treat such ailments, 10gm of dried plant material are ground up and added to 200ml of boiling water for about 10 minutes. It is then allowed to cool at room temperature and strained. One to two tablespoons of the liquid are drunk 3 to 5 times daily. Extract of Lagochilus are prepared from leaves (some literatures claim the whole plant is medically active) of plant in the ratio 1:10 or 1:20. Crush Leaves into small pieces, and add to water (room temperature) in a container, then place this container in boiling water for 15 minutes ,keep on stirring the content, and cool for 45 minutes at room temperature. Usually this extract can be used as sedative, for adults in dosage of 1 tablespoon 3-6 times a day. Dosage depends on disease condition. In chronic bleedings and for prevention for post operative (gynecologic operations) 2 tablespoon of extract 3-5 times a day. In case of hemorrhagic diathesis, it is recommended to give high doses, about 50ml of extract 3-5 times a day. Extract can also be used for external application. Moisten gauze napkins with this extract and place it on bleeding part for the period of 2-5 minutes. Lagochilus Tincture: It is prepared from Lagochilus leaves with 70 % spirit. 1 teaspoon 3 times a day. For arresting bleedings 1-2 teaspoons of tincture in 1/4 glass of water 2 hourly. When bleeding is reduced, dosage of tincture is reduced and it is used for 3 times a day. In a bleeding diathesis, the dose is teaspoons 5 times in day. Cultivation details We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, The US and Europe, though it experiences very cold winters in its native range and so should be completely cold-hardy. The main problem it is likely to face is with cool damp weather. It comes from a sunny and fairly arid region of the world, with a continental climate and so it is likely to require a very sunny position, in a well-drained dry rocky soil. Cultivation Seeds should be lightly covered in a well drained soil, soil should be kept moist until plant sprouts and takes hold. Likes full sun. Be careful when putting it outside if you live in the area, it may spread. Propagation Seed - Prick out the seedlings when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out in late spring or early summer and consider giving them some protection from winter rain. I think it would be a good idea if the seedlings could be planted on the slopes of a rockery, as that is exactly it’s natural environment. The contents of lagochiline in raw material should be not less than 0.5 %. Keep in a dry place. Lagochilus inebrians/cabulicus benth Legal Status INTERNATIONAL LAW Central Asia Lagochilus inebrians/cabulicus benth is an endangered species in Central Asia. While it is not listed as endangered by the Conventional on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), countries in the region do list is as endangered in their own laws. Therefore, while it may not be considered an illegal substance in the United States, it is illegal to harvest the plant from the wild in Central Asia. However, seeds there can be collected from the wild and grown locally. [Citation: "Lagochilus inebrians (Bunge)" in Red Data Book of Uzbek SSR: Rare and Endangered Species of Animals and Plants: Volume II ("Plants"); pp 41-42. "Fan" Publishing House of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 1984.] References: 1) Hakaopov E A. Published research book on experimental studies; effect of Lagochilus on cardiovascular system 1953; no 6, second edition 1955, pharmacology and pharmacotherapy of Lagochilus. 2) Hakaopov E A experimental studies Mechanism of haemostatic effect of Lagochilus 1954. 3) Hakaopov E A experimental studies anti convulsive effect of Lagochilus infusion 1954. 4) L.V harutyunian & R.K Hovanisian phytotherapy 1994, second edition 1998 no.307s 5) Infusions and tinctures of the green matter from Lagochilus inebrians Bge. are described as having pharmacological activity exhibited by hemostatic and sedative properties of a general nature that are in part attributed to the spiro ether-containing labdane, lagochiline, which as been isolated from the plant. However, details regarding the preparations and the diterpene itself are not available: (a) Abramov, M.M.; Yaparova, S.A. J. Appl. Chem., USSR 1963, 36, 2471. ( Chizhov, O.S.; Kessenikh, A.V.; Yakolev, I.P.; Zolatorev, B.M.; Petukhov, V.A. 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Medicinal Plants and Methods of Their Ethnic Applications (in Ukrainian). Kiev: State Medical Publishing House; 1958. 22) Doudchenko LG, Krivenko VV. Edible Plants-Healers. 2nd ed. (in Russian). Naukova Dumka: Kiev, 1988.

Im not offended, Basically a PM is a PM, its not your call to publish publically. I suggest you try a smaller dose, and get away from your compute. Maybe your physiology requires food and drugs in your system to experience the snuff! Each to their own bro. Peace

I dont think it is kosher to post my PM to you in a public forum, without my permission? So you fasted for 24 hrs, but what drugs did you have in your system? Anyway, yes another forum would be appropriate, to discuss the merits or otherwise of the snuff. I have had some good reports, which I will post after I have received permission from the authors.

US is best! Lived there for some time and the people are the friendliest, most hospitable folks in the world, unlike here, the "she'll be right mate, fuck you Jack" mentality. Broken promises, yes so common. I have been most guilty of such. I figured for myself, that the initial promise was an over exuberant attempt at kindness, which later I realized, I could not deliver on, so now I am more cautious.

From British Herbal Pharmacopoeia (1983)- ".... consists of dried rhizome of A. calamus. The rhizome is collected in Autumn, trimmed and sometimes scraped or peeled. PREPARATIONS & DOSAGE: (thrice daily)- Dried rhizome. Dose 1-3gms or by infusion. Liquid extract 1:1 in 60 % alcohol. Dose 1-3mls. Tincture 1:5 in 60% alcohol. Dose 2-4mls.