| Acorus Calamus var. Americanus Sweet Flag North America, Europe, China Calamus was originally noted to have hallucinogenic properties through ethnobotanical research dating back to the 1960s. However, sweet flag has been held in high esteem by North American Indians for hundreds of years. |
| Amanita Muscaria Fly Agaric Europe, Aisa, Africa, Americas This mushroom could very well be human’s oldest hallucinogen, as it has been identified as Soma of ancient India. |
| Anadenanthera – Yopo, Cebil, Villca Leguminosae – South America, West Indies YOPO or PARICA (Anadenanthera peregrina or Piptadenia peregrina) is a South American tree of the bean family, Leguminosae. A potent hallucinogenic snuff is prepared from the seeds of this tree. |
| Areca catechu – Betel Nut Arecoline – Tropical and Subtropical climates Betel nuts have been used as a drug for thousands of years. The practiced is thought to have started in south-east Asia and there is archaeological evidence to support this view. |
| Argemone mexicana – Prickly Poppy United States, India, Africa, Mexico This is an extraodinarily interesting psychoactive plant, which is just now being rediscovered by psychonauts everywhere. Rich in history with the Aztecs, this poppy plant is presently legal worldwide. |
| Argyreia nervosa – Hawaiian Baby Woodrose Convovulaceae – India, Southeast Asia, Hawaii Hawaiian Baby Woodrose seeds are perhaps one of the least understood of modern-day entheogens and exotic botanicals. There is much controversy in regards to its true place in Shamanic and traditional history outside of its native culture and home; India. |
| Banisteriopsis caapi – Ayahuasca South America, West Indies Used in the western half of the Amazon Valley and by isolated tribes on the Pacific slopes of the Columbian and Ecuadorian Andes. |
| Botany of Peyote (Lophophora williamsii) Cactaceae – Mexico, Texas The peyote cactus is a flowering plant of the family Cactaceae, which is a group of fleshy, spiny plants found primarily in the dry regions of the New World. |
| Brugmansia aurea – Golden Angel’s Trumpet Solanaceae – Western South America Golden Angel’s Trumpet is native to the highland areas around the Andes mountain range in South America. It is very well known throughout southern Columbia, Ecuador and Peru. It has also been transplanted throughout Mexico and Central America, and it is frequently confused with Datura. |
| Brugmansia sanguinea – Blood-Red Angel’s Trumpet Solanaceae – South America Bloodred Angel’s Trumpet is native to the midland and lowland areas around the Andes mountain range in South America. It grows wildly throughout Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, and Peru. It has also been found growing at sea level in Chile. The plant’s stems, flowers, leaves and seed are known to contain large quantities of tropane alkaloids. |
| Brunfelsia grandiflora – Brunfelsia Solanaceae – Northern South America, West Indies Brunfelsia Grandiflora is a tree-like shrub indigenous to the tropical regions of South America, ranging from Venezuela to Bolivia and it is especially abundant in Brazil and on the Caribbean Islands.The plant’s psychoactive compounds are found in the leaves, stems and in the roots and root bark. The roots are especially abundant in active alkaloids like Aesculetine, Cuscohygrine, Manaceine, Manacine, Scopoletin. |
| Caesalpinia sepiaria – Yun Shih Leguminosae – Tropical and warm zones This plant was reputedly used in China as hallucinogen, this is nearly all we know about this plant. |
| Calea zacatechichi – Dream Herb Compositae – Northern South America, Mexico Calea zacatechichi is a plant used by the Chontal Indians of Mexico to obtain divinatory messages during dreaming. |
| Cannabis sativa – Marijuana Cannabaceae – Warm, temperate zones worldwide The original home of Cannabis is thought to be central Asia, but it has spread around the globe with the exception of Arctic regions and areas of wet tropical forests. |
| Celastrus Paniculatus – Celastrus Seeds India – Temperate zones worldwide For thousands of years, Ayurveda medicine men have used the Celastrus seeds for their potent medicinal properties. It was used for many different ailments, but most notably it was administered as a powerful brain tonic, appetite stimulant, and emetic. |
