Brugmansia
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :
Solanaceae
Genus :
Brugmansia
Species :
arborea; candida; sanguinea; ...
COMMON NAMES
Tree Datura; Angel's Trumpet; Floripondio; Maikoa
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Deliriant
DESCRIPTION
Brugmansia is a small to mid-size tree with large, strong-smelling, trumpet-shaped flowers hanging downward. Most parts of the plant contain atropine, scopolamine and hyoscyamine. It has been used as an admixture plant in ayahuasca brews as well as in poisons and medicines in S. America.
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How to Cultivate and Harvest Datura / Brugmansia, by Hudson Grubber
EXPERIENCES #
The Terror, by John
Ecuadoran Amazon Journey, by Budding Shaman
For I Have Tasted the Trumpet of Experiences, by Witch Docta
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
TRADITIONAL USE #
A New Plant Source of Narcotic Drugs: Methysticodendron amesianum, R.E. Schultes (1956)
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NON-ENGLISH RESOURCES #
Manual de la Flora de Costa Rica (Español)
Solanaceae : Common Names (Finnish)