Yeti101 Posted October 31, 2010 Thanks t s t! How did I know that you would be the first horse out ot the gate on this one I'm going to grab some capeweed tomorrow if I can find some growing in an area where it hasn't been sprayed with anything nasty. Maybe grow some from seed to eliminate the possibility of residue. Also have found a massive cape honyesuckle that I can collect cuttings/material from. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobun Posted December 26, 2010 Have not had a chance to go through this yet - "Ethnobotanical Study of Hyacinthaceae and Non-hyacinthaceous Geophytes in Selected Districts of Malawi" Elizabeth Mwafongo,Inger Nordal,Zacharia Magombo & Brita Stedje, Ethnobotany Research & Applications http://www.erajournal.org/ojs/index.php/era/article/viewFile/153/264 Eucomis sp are apparently associated with COX-1 and COX-2 inhibition... Nice link bro! Thanks for sharing! Basse' Bliss! +NNM+ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H.E. Pennypacker Posted October 2, 2011 boophone disticha, what a beauty! It sure is, sadly it's not really useful as a recreational drug, unless you're into deleriums. I've been looking to buy B. disticha as well as various other (mainly bulbous) African plants that reportedly have medicinal or psychoactive properties. Not only because of their uses, but for ornamental purposes as well. Was researching the list of possibilities a week ago or so when I stumbled upon this thread amongst other things, hence me resurrecting it from the dead. Here's the paper Yeti posted (in post #22); the link has dissolved into thin air, plus another article from Sobiecki. Btw, if anyone can dig up the following, that'd be great: "ACS Symposium #1021: African Natural Plant Products: New Discoveries and Challenges in Chemistry and Quality by Chi-tang Ho". 264.pdf sobiecki.pdf 264.pdf sobiecki.pdf 264.pdf sobiecki.pdf 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yeti101 Posted August 7, 2012 (edited) Thanks for that - I've been meaning to get back onto this project for a while. I'll see if I can track down a copy of that ACS syposium thing http://pubs.acs.org/isbn/9780841269873 - it looks well worth the trouble. Edited August 7, 2012 by Yeti101 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apothecary Posted August 7, 2012 This is a great thread Yeti. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yeti101 Posted August 15, 2012 Am just working through sobieki.pdf (see above). Kind of wish I could afford that Commiphora africana that I've seen for sale around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CβL Posted August 15, 2012 I have a young B. disticha. Unfortunately for me I don't think it's easy to propagate them. I did some research on Amaryllidaceae (sp?) and found that they can be split, but the success rate is quite low. So not worth trying I guess. They're also not self-fertile, so it's going to be lonely for him for a while. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mindperformer Posted August 20, 2012 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) 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yeti101 Posted August 20, 2012 Awesome! I'm suitably envious of your collection and keen to follow up on some of the information you have provided. Welcome to the forum mindperformer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yeti101 Posted August 21, 2012 Also, that pic of the Kalanchoe pinnata reminded me that I needed to post link to this paper about it: Literature review on pharmacological potentials of Kalanchoe pinnata (Crassulaceae) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mindperformer Posted August 21, 2012 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 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torsten Posted August 21, 2012 Great pics and great to see you here. Mindperformer might be new to the forums, but I've known him for 8 or 9 years and even then he had a great collection !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mindperformer Posted August 21, 2012 hey Torsten! thanks 4 Ur kindness :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prier Posted September 25, 2013 Does anyone here have any experience growing Boophone haemanthoides? growing season, light, medium, etc... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yeti101 Posted September 27, 2015 Was just re-reading Trout’s Notes on Some Other Succulents (2004) - I'd used it as a reference for specific plants - Delosperma etc. - but had not got as far as reading the end-notes . Note 9 lists and discusses a number of plants I'd previously missed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yeti101 Posted August 31, 2021 Super-bump: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629918320027 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites