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    A mycoread - Stamets

    http://www.resurgence.org/2005/stamets232.htm Kai.
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    Khat

    Not been around for a while, so apols, if it hs already been posted but.. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3845635.stm Khat plant 'boosts sperm power' Kai.
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    Rev's a DAD!

    Congrats. Kai.
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    Shroom Law

    A. Muscaria, possesion is illegal. I find that pretty hard to believe. Kai. Unless someone posts a link otherwise.
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    quorn - can you grow some?

    The stuff is not that great, and vegans can't eat it because of the egg. Go for it, I say if you're up for a challenge. Or stick with more 'gourmet' fungi. Doesn't taste like meat. texture, is 'almost close'
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    enoki

    Enoki Spawn, 21-24 C Promordia Initiation 4-10 C Fruiting 10-16 C Are you using a store-bought strain, or something different? Kai.
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    wbs peroxiode and no heat

    "ingredient besides water is sodium laural sulphate which theoreticly kills bacteria " SLS doesn't kill bacteria. We use it to select for Enterobacteria, faecal coliforms, E.coli etc.. Kai. If Laural equivalent to lauryl, otherwise just ignore.
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    Hoodia gordonii

    A bit of an update on the phytopharm/hoodia story so far. http://news.independent.co.uk/business/new...sp?story=466588
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    Anacardiaceae

    The Marula tree The Africans produce a drink from the marula berries, similar to Baileys, called Amurula. Lovely stuff, cheap and available. Has elephants and a bit of gold string on the bottle. k.
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    MJ US news

    http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap2003...031014_957.html WASHINGTON Oct. 14 — The Supreme Court cleared the way Tuesday for state laws allowing ill patients to smoke marijuana if a doctor recommends it. etc... http://news.google.com.au/news?num=30&hl=e...n577951%2eshtml k.
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    Album Release Date.

    Eagerly awaiting the MP3s. Kai.
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    Messenger

    Trillian is a pretty cool program if you are interested in Chatting. "Trillian is a chat client currently supporting IRC, AIM, ICQ, MSN Messenger, and Yahoo! Messenger." i.e. All in One. Works well. Kai Ah, download.com, ceruleanstudios.com zdnet.com usual d/l places have it. K.
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    2c-s

    The pihkal entries for the above mentioned are available online somewhere, prolly erowid, if anyone is interested in the inventor's views of the dose etc.. Or I could email photos of the relevant pages if requested. k.
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    2c-s

    I assume you've had a rumage around erowid. Good stuff there. and Murple did some good stuff, here Posted a while back. http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/2ct7/artic.../article1.shtml kai.
  15. that may or may not be of interest. Sage Improves Memory, Study Shows http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/...30901091846.htm and one for Auxin Discovery Of 'Hot Pepper' Receptor In Heart May Explain Chest Pain, Lead To New Treatments http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/...30901091024.htm
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    Hoodia gordonii

    Seems those clever little Saff efrigan scientists are at it again. This time Viagra no less. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: South African scientists working on 'Viagra' tree PRETORIA (AFX) - South African scientists say they have isolated the active ingredients of the root of the violet tree, which is chewed by men in the north of South Africa to obtain erections, and are applying for patents. Marion Meyer, head of the botany department at the University of Pretoria, told the SAPA news agency the active ingredients had been tested on smooth muscle samples obtained from hospitals. They had the same effect as Viagra, relaxing the muscle to allow blood to flow into it, he said. Meyer said clinical trials on human beings could start in about three years, and if successful a new drug could be launched about two years later. The violet tree is found in the north of South Africa and elsewhere on the continent. Meyer said the university's scientists are keeping traditional healers informed of their progress. The healers would also benefit from the profits should a drug be registered in the future. [email protected] :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Found it in a GlaxoSK News Item, not sure how/what where they've got to do with it however. Kai
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    Attempted murder with Abrus precatorius seeds

    botulism, you might need to point your searches towards clostridia. Famed for tetanus and the botox. K.
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    Alkaloid questions: grafting and stressing

    ""A: The answer is quite clearly no, there is no change in the chemical structure of one plant due to the grafting of it to another plant."" Sorry, I don't know about the alkaloid situation , but there is a classical experiment where a plant (kept in the dark) is induced to flower, by grafting it on to a flowering plant (Kept in the light). I can't remember the exact details ( I can find out if you want) but it did involve the transportation of hormones, from one to the other. What initiates the production of alkaloids I don't know, metabolic byproducts, stress or whatever, but it may be due to some kind of chemical signal/precursor floating around. Maybe someone could graft a Loph onto a tiny Pach, and another onto an old peyote, and compare alkaloidal content weight(gain)for weight(gain) just my 2c, Kai
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    Program

    Seems our friend hoodia is getting a fair bit of the limelight. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/...1663672382.html
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    ethanol extractions

    Your other 4% is probably methanol, (Nasty toxic stuff) and maybe dyes/colourings, maybe some water as well Does it leave any residue on clean glass or foil after being evaporated? Is ethanol the best solvent for Psilocin etc..? Should be easy to find out, l8r K.
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    Hot ginger... mild ginger??

    Thanks T and Trypt, you put my mind at rest. Tis the season to put all the good stuff inside each night, pineapple, ginger, cacti, etc.. Its my only workout. And I love to move myself to somewhere warmer. k. [ 03. May 2003, 11:06: Message edited by: squiresk ]
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    Hot ginger... mild ginger??

    Slighty off topic but anyway.. I planted some ginger a year or so ago. It came up nice and big, about 6-7 main shoots about 2 foot high. These are now begining to die. The colour is leaving the leaves. Is this due to winter, or is it dying? Anyone know? l8r, Kai
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    Requesting a thesis?

    The author would be my choice initially. They usually get a few extra from the printers and are more than happy to see people actually intersted in their thesis. k.
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    pan pharm

    http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/getaway/askge...askgetaway4.asp http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:XL-F7...&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 Spot the difference. Ha Ha, caught. kai.
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    Who wanted acorns?

    So Fractal, you sending him some, or shall I? Kai.
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