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“Plants of the Gods” and their hallucinogenic powers in neuropharmacology — A review of two books
“Plants of the Gods” is a term referring to the religious meaning members of many primitive cultures worldwide attribute to plants containing hallucinogenic or mind-altering substances. The plants are customarily considered sacred and consumed in religious rituals in an attempt to reach and communic...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8326085/ http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_560_2021 |
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description | “Plants of the Gods” is a term referring to the religious meaning members of many primitive cultures worldwide attribute to plants containing hallucinogenic or mind-altering substances. The plants are customarily considered sacred and consumed in religious rituals in an attempt to reach and communicate with gods or revered ancestors. They are frequently used in healing rites. Occasionally, they are used for purely recreational purposes, this being their main use in the modern societies of both industrialized and underdeveloped nations. However, it must be noted that the hallucinogenic or psychedelic experiences, recreational, are not always euphoric. Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing, and Hallucinogenic Powers is well-written, fully illustrated with color photographs, and contains a good index. It is an effective compilation of ethnographic, historic, and neuropharmacologic information on the hallucinogenic plants of planet Earth and the psychological and sociological impact they have, particularly in primitive societies. The behavioral side effects and toxic manifestations that may be associated with transient or permanent neurological deficits or psychiatric conditions place them in the realm of neuropsychiatry, when affected individuals present to the emergency room or are referred for medical consultation. |
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spelling | pubmed-83260852021-08-02 “Plants of the Gods” and their hallucinogenic powers in neuropharmacology — A review of two books Faria, Miguel Surg Neurol Int Book Review “Plants of the Gods” is a term referring to the religious meaning members of many primitive cultures worldwide attribute to plants containing hallucinogenic or mind-altering substances. The plants are customarily considered sacred and consumed in religious rituals in an attempt to reach and communicate with gods or revered ancestors. They are frequently used in healing rites. Occasionally, they are used for purely recreational purposes, this being their main use in the modern societies of both industrialized and underdeveloped nations. However, it must be noted that the hallucinogenic or psychedelic experiences, recreational, are not always euphoric. Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing, and Hallucinogenic Powers is well-written, fully illustrated with color photographs, and contains a good index. It is an effective compilation of ethnographic, historic, and neuropharmacologic information on the hallucinogenic plants of planet Earth and the psychological and sociological impact they have, particularly in primitive societies. The behavioral side effects and toxic manifestations that may be associated with transient or permanent neurological deficits or psychiatric conditions place them in the realm of neuropsychiatry, when affected individuals present to the emergency room or are referred for medical consultation. Scientific Scholar 2021-07-12 /pmc/articles/PMC8326085/ http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_560_2021 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Surgical Neurology International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Book Review Faria, Miguel “Plants of the Gods” and their hallucinogenic powers in neuropharmacology — A review of two books |
title | “Plants of the Gods” and their hallucinogenic powers in neuropharmacology — A review of two books |
title_full | “Plants of the Gods” and their hallucinogenic powers in neuropharmacology — A review of two books |
title_fullStr | “Plants of the Gods” and their hallucinogenic powers in neuropharmacology — A review of two books |
title_full_unstemmed | “Plants of the Gods” and their hallucinogenic powers in neuropharmacology — A review of two books |
title_short | “Plants of the Gods” and their hallucinogenic powers in neuropharmacology — A review of two books |
title_sort | “plants of the gods” and their hallucinogenic powers in neuropharmacology — a review of two books |
topic | Book Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8326085/ http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_560_2021 |
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