Welcome
to the

ABSENTIUM

a compendium of ethnobotanical medicinal plants; their existence, cultivation, use and volition is described here...TREAD LIGHTLY amongst em!

-------------------------What's New------------------------
July 18th, 2005---->Artemisia absinthium cultivation page added
Aug 3rd, 2005---->Leonurus cardiaca cultivation page adeed
Aug 9th, 2005---->Peganum harmala cultivation page added
Aug 10th, 2005---->Passionflower cultivation page added

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Each plant is classified by its Latin name, whenever possible within a certain category. (for the time being...). The information is gathered from whenever, wherever, however it can, could and was found, and all as well as any additions and other things are VERY VERY WELCOME!!! :)

The Specimens:

The Beta-Carbolines:
Passiflora Caerulea (passion flower)
Passiflora incarnata (Passion Flower)
Peganum harmala (Syrian Rue)

The Lysergoids (LSAs):
Argyreia Nervosa (Hawaiian Baby Woodrose, HBWR)
Ipomoea Violacea/Tricolor (Psychedelic Morning Glory)
Merremia tuberosa (Large Hawaiian Woodrose)
Rivea Corymbosa (Ololiuqui)

The Tryptamines (n,n-DMT, 5-MeO-DMT):
Desmanthus Illinoensis

The Phenethylamines (mescaline and relatives):
Lophophora Williamsii

The Tropanes (Atropine, Scopolamine, Hyoscyamine):
Atropa belladonna
Brugmansia
Datura Ceratocaula
Datura Discolor
Datura Fastuosa
Datura Stramonium
Hyoscyamus Niger

Others
Acacia stenophylla
Argemone mexicana
Artemisia absinthium
Calea zacatechichi
Coryphantha Macromeris
Eschscholzia Californica
Lactuca Virosa
Leonurus cardiaca
Linum Usitatissimum (Flax)
Valeriana Officinalis
Voacanga Africana
Ilex paraguariensis (Yerba Mate)
Withania Somnifera