Research Catalog

Title

Pharmako/dynamis stimulating plants, potions, and herbcraft : excitantia and empathogenica / by Dale Pendell ; art direction by Thomas Christensen.

Author

Pendell, Dale, 1947-2018.

Publication

San Francisco, CA : Mercury House, [2002], ©2002.

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Details

Description

viii, 293 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"Ancient Greek herbalists used the term pharmakodynamis to refer to the intrinsic powers of plants. Pendell charts a voyage around the world of plant teachers and allies. Applying poetry, chemistry, pharmacology, and a generous sprinkling of arcane lore, Pendell wends a course through the realms of plant powers, potions, and herbcraft."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Psychotropic plants
• Materia medica, Vegetable
• Poisonous plants
• Materia Medica
• Psychotropic Drugs
• Plants, Medicinal

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Plant Allies: a poet's guide. On the Nature of Poison. Nigredo: A Turn of Darkening -- Excitantia: provokers and agitators. Speed Limits. Coffee: Coffea arabica. Tea: Thea sinensis. Chocolate I: Theobroma cacao. Plant Wars. Chocolate II: Theobroma cacao. The Black Drink: Ilex spp., Guarana. Kola: Cola nitida. Betal: Areca catechu. Hecate's Garden. Ma Huang, Ephedra spp. Khat: Catha edulis. Speed Freaking: amphetamine. Coca: Erythroxylum coca. Stealing from Tomorrow. Wandering and the Vision Quest -- Empathogenica: mammalian raptures. Cleansing the Temple. Nutmeg Reveries: Myristica fragrans. Flipping and Raving: MDMA, Ecstasy. GHB. The Gift. Dream Stutters.

ISBN

1562791257 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2002005064

OCLC

• ocm49527030
• SCSB-4317316

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries