================================================================= This file is a part of the 1999 Hyperreal Drug Archives Snapshot. This snapshot is hosted by Erowid and will not be updated after October 1999. The information in these files may be out of date. See Erowid's Psychoactive Vaults for more current info. ================================================================= >I've bought powdered galanga (or galangal) at oriental markets and >"fancy gourmet imports" shops, and used it as a spice. It tastes >something like ginger, very nice. Yes well after reading the thread on Friday, I went straight to my local asian shop and asked for "Tom Yum" curry, the little asian chappy said "Orrr Yaaaa, we have, we have" and promptly lead me to a shelf with various Tom Yum products. After peering at them for a while, I could not find any curry. So I set about reading through the ingrediants on the packets. Sure enough all of them contained "Galanga", so I began to ponder which of them had it in the highest concentration, when all of a sudden I noticed that the little asian chappy had been watching me reading all the contents on the packets. He came over to me and said. "You wan Galanga, righh?" "Yaaas Yaaas", I said, and followed his scurrying pace down to the back of the shop where he revealed a shelf full of the stuff. There was at least seven different brands, all of them offering either powdered or chopped roots. Some of them where only sliced into 5mil thick round slices. (Obviously designed for major consumption I thought!) Anyway, I grabbed a big bag of powder (for 67 cents) and took it up to the cash register. The asian chappy chuckled and said: "Have a goo Evenin - heh heh heh" When I got Home I promptly made up some rice and put a heaped tablespoon of the stuff into it. It is highly aromatic, but its taste is quite mild even at the "heaped tablespoon" level. I started to feel light headed almost straight away! At first I thought It was a sort of stonedness, but there seems to be a suttle difference. The best way I can describe it is that it gives your eyes a sort of "Trippa-Vision" similar to the effects of LSD a day after you have taken it. But the effects on the mind are harder to define. "Liteheaded" is about the closest word for describing it. It seems to shut down distractive thought, as does MJ, but there is a lack of the mellow feeling which is associated with MJ. There is more of a harshness to it, and of course, it is nowhere near the intensity! A few days later, I doubled, then trippled the dosage. But The circumstances underwhich It was taken made close analysis difficult. Suffice to say that there seemed to be a distinct tolerence built up when taken on successive days. Anyway by the look of how much is left in the packet, there will definitly be more experimentation on my part. Morgoth. ============================================================================= After reading the postings of experiences concerning Galanga, I went down to the local asian grocery, and asked the clerk about the root. I got a similar response to other people's stories... The clerk grinned, laughed, and led me to the Galanga. They did not have powdered galanga, just the root, so I bought two oz. and ground it myself, using a coffee grinder. I mixed about 1/4 cup in a cup of OJ and downed it. I noticed very little effect, but I seemed a little anxious and irritable. It was so slight that I almost suspect it was a placebo effect. However, starting about an hour later and lasting nearly a day, I was wired. I felt very vibrant and energetic. Sort of like a large dose of caffine without the shakes and negative effects. Kinda fun, I guess. I hesitate to think of it as a "drug". I guess I re cannot be certain whether or not the exerience was truely attributable to the galanga or not, but I plan to try it on a regular basis. qpoirqpowurqpouwrpowurpowurpoquwrouwqepoiuwqepourwopurqpouwroiuwrwuwqrwourwru d _Jim_Evans_of_The_University_of_Washington_ r r Cows are beautiful, sincere and sacred. Kiss a cow and be a good citizen. e eqweiourqwpourqwpoiuropwurpowuropwurowquropwqiuropiwquropwquropiwuropwqowuruw ============================================================================= From: dead@netcom.com (John Anderson) Newsgroups: alt.drugs Subject: Galanga Injestion Message-ID: Date: 23 Nov 93 06:20:35 GMT Mistakedly, I replied to the original poster of this thread through email (via anon.penet.fi). I am now posting my reply to his question concerning galanga. Here goes: --------------------------------------- > I eat galanga all the time. I was first introduced to it when I started > getting into Thai cooking. Galanga (also called "Laos") is used > extensively as a spice throughout Tropical Asia. > > Forget the dried or powdered stuff, get fresh! It is available in Asian > grocerys all over Dallas, so it can't be that hard to come by. It looks > much like ginger with a translucent skin. It costs around 2.50 to 6.00 > dollars a pound, and that goes a LONG way - it's potent! > > I often make a spicy chicken soup, and through in about 10 slices of the > fresh stuff (the receipe calls for 5). It's DEFINITELY psychoactive! I > experience quite a buzz within 10 minutes of finishing a bowl. I agree, > it's somewhat like marijuana - but I really like it. I make the soup > often for friends and all have experienced the buzz - some quite >intensely. Excellent, thanks for the tip. I had some last night in my rice, but I didn't use quite enough for the effects to be noticable. For me it takes about two heaped tablespoons to get the effect. (into a cup of rice) Unfortunately any more than this and it gets too strong to eat! > If anyone's interested, I post the receipe (apart from the psychoactive > properties it's quite delicious!) Yes do that! I'm sure there would be heaps of interested parties, including myself <-; > One final note: I have found other interesting things in Asian grocery > stores, like betel nuts (including FRESH frozen ones at one store), > assorted inhalents, and bizzare bottled herb & vitamin drinks. Inhalents?? interesting, I have noticed all the herb drinks but never thought much about them. Ever tried any? ----------------------------------------------- Well, the inhalents are not as exciting. They're all pungent smelling concoctions based on volatile oils like camphor or eucalyptus. Like I said, I'll post the galanga soup reciepe as soon as I get a chance to dig it up. There's also a file on galanga at ftp.hmc.edu. -John -- dead@netcom.com ============================================================================= Message-ID: <140302Z17121993@anon.penet.fi> Newsgroups: alt.drugs From: an41618@anon.penet.fi Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1993 13:54:34 UTC Subject: Galanga "trip" I finally got round to buying some galanga yesterday UKP 1.60 per pound). Got home and chopped up about 2oz of the stuff (after peeling) and wanting to keep an empty stomach (just in case :) simply fried it gently in oil before eating it. I rapidly came to regret this decision - it tastes more than anything like pine sap with quite a woody texture. Yuk. About half an hour after finally forcing it down I had to catch a bus. Standing by a main road in the dark I realised that the headlights were building up strange trails - the "morning after tripping" comparison seemed a good one. Felt quite mellow - like a voice whispering "Go on, relax..." but not forcing it. Faint but definite physical tingles - plus, galanga's comparable in heat to fresh ginger, and my stomach may well have felt strange due to that. Some two and a half hours in things were getting better. All physical symptoms had subsided and I could get "acid lights" to come on by staring at something for four or five seconds, with comparable distortions to, say half an average trip (maybe 50-60ug). My resistance to dope was very high, as when tripping, and I felt myself in a good mood, smiling bemusedly at people rather than talk to them. I was still "up" nearly six hours after dropping and a goodish amount of dope. Eight fingers of scotch later this didn't seem to be a problem any more; I staggered off to bed feeling rather pissed and got to sleep fairly easily (c.1.30 am). Trails were pretty good last night; they've now faded. I'm tired (5.5 hours sleep) and slightly disoriented (and not inclined to work much) but otherwise ok. Summary: All the above for about 60 cents, so one can hardly complain. I intend to try it with acid - the dope resistance could get irritating if one wished to get stoned. Galanga more lived up to my (fairly low) expectations. Hope that helps. M. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi. Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin@anon.penet.fi. ============================================================================= From: JBGordon@ix.netcom.com (Jeff Gordon) Newsgroups: alt.drugs Subject: Crude Galanga Alkaloid Date: 14 Nov 1994 03:59:53 GMT Message-ID: <3a6nbp$lme@ixnews1.ix.netcom.com> I purchased 4oz. galanga at a local chinese market. This was grinded into a powder in a coffee grinder. THis powder was boiled in water and strained three times. THe product liquid was boiled down to a syrup concentrate. Dilute HCl was poured over this. THe mixture was basified with NaOH. Petroleum ether was added and the mixtures were shaken and allowed to seperate. The ether layer was decanted and evaporated. THe resulting black,"asphalt-like" substance was put into a base pipe. The base pipe was hit 5 times. In about 10 minutes the effects were apparent. An LSD like trip was forming. Nearly 2 hours later the effect are still getting more intense, with fullness of breath and muscle relaxation. Visual distortion as well. The effects on the mind are a deeply contemplative thought process, very whispy yet solid. Probably next time I will smoke 20 hits. The 4oz which produced nearly 4 grams of product was 1.30$. This produced probably 10 strong doses at .13$ a dose. I'm definitely going to experiment with this LEGAL discovery. Any ? Jeffrey B. Gordon ============================================================================= From: Tommy the Tourist (Anon User) Newsgroups: alt.drugs,alt.psychoactives Subject: Galanga experiments Date: 11 Feb 1995 22:53:46 GMT Message-ID: <3hjf5r$6nt@agate.berkeley.edu> After reading the galanga information on www.hyperreal.com, I decided to try galanga. After all, it's cheap, legal, readily available and susposedly a nice mild high. I went to one of the local asian grocery stores. After a fruitless search, I decided to ask the clerk. He immediately took me to several different types of galanga, powdered, dried root and pickled root. I opted for the dried root in a 2oz bag labeled "made in Thailand", which I saw as a good sign. I also picked up a big can of V8 to mix it with. While the V8 chilled I ground the root up in a small electric coffee grinder which quickly reduced it to a fine, very aromatic powder. The odor strongly resembled cedar and ginger. According to the articles on hyperreal, two heaping tablespoons were the normal dose. I went for closer to three since I'm a bit larger than average (225) and mixed it with about 12oz V8. I gulped it down as quickly as possible. The aftertaste was foul, like Vicks vapor rub, but went away quickly. I wanted to wash it down with a beer, but was afraid it would alter the effect. With this accomplished, I sat down to read and wait. The only effect over the next 1.5 hours was some really odd, almost exotic, belches. My stomach rumbled a few times, but no real nausea. After the 1.5 hours, figuring the dose had been too low, I decided to try again. I repeated the entire process. The taste was worse the second time. Probably because I was expecting it. I waited for another hour with no effect, then gave up and drank beer. The only side effect was a terribly foul dump the next morning and some hideous gas all day. Occasionally when I breathed out through my nose, I thought I could still smell galanga, but it was probably my imagination. I was disappointed (and disgusted), but willing to admit that the galanga I bought may have been the wrong type/brand/whatever. A couple days later I went to another grocer and bought a couple 1oz bags of a different brand of galanga, in powder form this time. The clerk said that they normally carry the fresh root, but were out. Another can of V8 from Kroger and I was set. The effects were exactly the same as before. No pyschoactive effect at all. I'm pretty much ready to give it up. The mere though of the taste sickens me. Not to mention the after effects. My co-workers were even slightly amused. I may still try the fresh root or the pickled, though that sounds pretty hideous. Has anyone had any good effects from galanga? If so, what brand/form? TIA, Spiced Out [anon info deleted -cak] ============================================================================= From: kenneth23@aol.com (Kenneth23) Newsgroups: alt.drugs Subject: Re: Galanga experiments Date: 12 Feb 1995 04:58:26 -0500 Message-ID: <3hkm42$e8j@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Well, I don't know about brands, but fresh galanga is absolutely DELICIOUS in south-east asian cooking! I once had a Thai friend make me a sort of white curry with chicken and galanga. There wasn't much -- mabye a few 4"x2" slices in the entire (large) curry pot, so I didn't get any sort of "high." The flavor, though, was fantastic when cooked, vaguely gingery, yet distinctly different. ============================================================================= From: Brucey@oznet02.ozemail.com.au (Bruce Dale) Newsgroups: alt.drugs,alt.psychoactives Subject: Re: Galanga experiments Date: 17 Feb 1995 11:26:42 GMT Message-ID: <3i215i$co3@oznet03.ozemail.com.au> Gees yeah I also was very inspired by the galanga.rpts @ hyperreal.com's archives and followed what the instructions on what appears to be "a modern legend" - that is two teaspoons of dried galanga(l)/laos powder and felt zilch !! Tried 4 teaspoons in orange juice 3 days later and still nothing. !! Had much better luck with Guarana... Might stick to the real stuff in future !! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ send-some-e-to-me-soon :] brucey ============================================================================= From: Tommy the Tourist (Anon User) Newsgroups: alt.drugs,alt.psychoactives Subject: Galanga -Forget it! Date: 26 Mar 1995 16:31:54 GMT Message-ID: <3l44tq$dnp@agate.berkeley.edu> I posted a few weeks ago about my experiments with galanga. At that time I had tried both powder and dried roots with no psychoaactive effects whatsoever. Last night I found fresh roots at the local Middle Eastern grocery. I bought about 10oz of roots that slightly resembled small onions with tops. I trimmed off the green shoots saving 8 1-1.5" diameter roots about 2" long. Probably 8oz of solid roots total. I put them in a blender with 24oz of V8 juice and blended until smooth. The mixture wasn't quite as foul as the powder or the ground, dried root, but it was still pretty unpleasant. I waited 20 minutes between halves to let my stomach recover. No psychoactive effects within 3hrs so I went to bed. A minor case of the trots the next morning for all of my efforts. No more galanga for me. I made 35 pounds of nitroglycerine on Saturday at 7pm. If they leave that fire escape open one more time then we'll blow them all to hell. -------- For more information about this anonymous posting service,please send mail to remailer@csua.berkeley.edu with Subject: remailer-info. This message contains automatically generated keyword blocks that have been designed to resemble a threat. 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