• Why Entheology.org?
  Our simple and concise mission statement including information regarding submissions. We pay you for reprint rights on any research paper we'd like to include here at Edoto...just click for details.
  

 
• Plants of the Gods
  Absolute essential read for anyone interested in sacred entheogens. Includes detailed history and preparation of 97 psychoactive and/or sacred plants.
  

 
• Extracting Salvinorin from Salvia Divinorum
  This is a concise extraction method for educational purposes only.
  

 
• Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
  Extremely important information regarding MAOI's, complete with Diet Card.
  

 
• Traditional Quid Preparation
  Information regarding the traditional praparation of Salvia divinorum for divination by the Mazatecs.
  

 
• Pharmacology of Bufotenine
  Exhaustive case study regarding Bufotenine, 5-MEO-DMT, and related substances.
  

 
• Study on Calea Zacatechichi (Dream Herb)
  Calea zacatechichi is a plant of extensive popular medicinal use in Mexico. An infusion of the plant is has been reported to have psychotropic properties that have been clinically-proven to induce dreaming, and increase the frequency of dreams as well.
  

 
• In Depth Report Regarding DMT
  In this article I wish to draw attention to a strange property of DMT which sets it apart from other psychedelics, namely, it's ability to place users in touch with a realm that is apparently inhabited by discarnate entities of an intelligent nature.
  

 
• The Science of Ethnobotany
  Ethnobotanists share two decades of experience living with the indigenous peoples of Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia.
  

 
• Entheogens and the Future of Religion
  The book should prove to be a welcome complement to other serious studies in mysticism (including those that take a fundamentally different tack).
  

 
• Tukanoans
  The Tukanoans are one of the most known cultures that utilize ayahuasca as their sacrament. They are one of about 70 tribes who share this practice.
  

 
• Ayahuasca, shamanism, and curanderismo in the Andes
  The term ayahuasca comes from the Quechua, meaning literally "the vine of souls," although it is also called "the visionary vine" or the "vine of death." The folk term refers to the botanical species of liana known as Banisteriopsis Caapi , which is also
  

 
• The Santo Daime Religion
  In this paper, the reader will be introduced to the sect of Santo Daime, a Brazilian religion which combines Christianity with the indigenous practice of using ayahuasca, a native entheogenic plant.
  

 
• Santo Daime Church Wins Court Case
  Freedom of Religion versus the Psychotropic Substance Treaty - The Verdict
  

 
• Ayahuasca: Human Consciousness and the Spirits of Nature
  Anything with the name Ralph Metzner even remotely attached to it is a safe buy. An elder statesman responsible for dramatic shifts in consciousness within this nation and throughout the world...
  

 
• DMT: The Spirit Moecule
  Covering a groundbreaking psychedelic substance that is actually found in human cerebrospinal fluid, Rick Strassman tells a first-person story of his research on the profoundly mysterious substance dimethltryptamine (DMT).
  

 
• The World As You Dream It: Shamanic Teachings from the Amazon and Andes
  John has done a lot to honor and preserve the indigenous teachings and the ethnobotanical environment.
  

 
• Shapeshifting: Shamanic Techniques for Global and Personal Transformation
  John has done a lot to honor and preserve the indigenous teachings and the ethnobotanical environment.
  

 
• Canada to Decriminalize Cannabis
  The Liberal government is preparing to move ahead in the new year with legislation to decriminalize marijuana, Justice Minister Martin Cauchon said yesterday.
  

 
• Solubility of Active Components – Quick Guide
  Brief discussion on active components of plants and whether they were traditionally extracted into alcohol, water, or other solvents.
  

 
• Amanita Muscaria
  This mushroom could very well be human's oldest hallucinogen, as it has been identified as Soma of ancient India.
  

 
• Anadenanthera - Yopo, Cebil, Villca
  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.
  

 
• Anadenanthera peregrina - Yopo
  Under Construction.
  

 
• Argyreia nervosa - Hawaiian Baby Woodrose
  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.
  

 
• Argyreia nervosa - Hawaiian Baby Woodrose
  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
  Used in the western half of the Amazon Valley and by isolated tribes on the Pacific slopes of the Columbian and Ecuadorian Andes.
  

 
• Brugmansia aurea - Golden Angel's Trumpet
  Under Construction.
  

 
• Brugmansia sanguinea - Blood-Red Angel's Trumpet
  Under Construction.
  

 
• Brunfelsia grandiflora - Brunfelsia
  Under Construction.
  

 
• Caesalpina sepiaria - Yun Shih
  This plant was reputedly used in China as hallucinogen, this is nearly all we know about this plant.
  

 
• Calea zacatechichi - Dream Herb
  Calea zacatechichi is a plant used by the Chontal Indians of Mexico to obtain divinatory messages during dreaming.
  

 
• Cannabis sativa - Marijuana
  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.
  

 
• Areca catechu - Betel Nut
  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.
  

 
• Claviceps purpurea - Ergot Alkaloid
  Ergot: A Fungus Disease Of Rye That Contains LSD
  

 
• Conocybe siligineoides - Conocybe
  Conocybe Siligineoides is a sacred fungus endemic only to Mexico.
  

 
• Coleus blumei - Painted Nettle
  COLEUS (Coleus pumas and C. blumei) is cultivated by the Mazatecs of Oaxaca, Mexico, who reputedly employ the leaves in the some way as they use the leaves of Salvia divinorum
  

 
• Piper methysticum - Kava Kava
  Kava Kava is also known by the names Ava, Ava Pepper, Intoxicating Pepper, Kawa Awa, Kawa Kawa, Wati, Yogona, and Waka. This herb, a member of the pepper family, grows as a bush in the South Pacific.
  

 
• Piper methysticum - Kava Kava
  Kava Kava is also known by the names Ava, Ava Pepper, Intoxicating Pepper, Kawa Awa, Kawa Kawa, Wati, Yogona, and Waka. This herb, a member of the pepper family, grows as a bush in the South Pacific.
  

 
• Richard Evans Schultes - The Father of Ethnobotany
  Widely hailed as the "Father of Ethnobotany," he carried out pioneering research on the relationship between people and plants in the Americas for many decades.
  

 
• Jesus as a Mythical Copycat
  There are many mythological figures who came long before Jesus, yet the mythological story of Jesus is strikingly similar to these...
  

 
• Jesus as a Mythical Copycat
  There are many mythological figures who came long before Jesus, yet the mythological story of Jesus is strikingly similar to these...
  

 
• Mexico Passes Law Making Possession of Some Drugs Legal
  Mexican lawmakers passed a sweeping new drug law early Friday that would crack down on small-time dealers, legalize the possession of small quantities of drugs and mandate treatment for addicts.
  

 
• Mexico Passes Law Making Possession of Some Drugs Legal
  Mexican lawmakers passed a sweeping new drug law early Friday that would crack down on small-time dealers, legalize the possession of small quantities of drugs and mandate treatment for addicts.
  

 
• The WTO - The Stoner's New Best Friend
  In the United States, possession and distribution of marijuana is nominally illegal. But you don't have to be Tommy Chong to know that pot's legal status is cloudy and confused.
  

 
• The WTO - The Stoner's New Best Friend
  In the United States, possession and distribution of marijuana is nominally illegal. But you don't have to be Tommy Chong to know that pot's legal status is cloudy and confused.
  

 
• MAGIC MUSHROOMS FOUND TO HELP HUMANS
  The results were clear: Sixty percent of the psilocybin group elicited behaviors consistent with a "full mystical experience" as measured by psychological scales. Two months later, about 79 percent of the group reported "moderately to greatly increased" w
  

 
• MAGIC MUSHROOMS FOUND TO HELP HUMANS
  The results were clear: Sixty percent of the psilocybin group elicited behaviors consistent with a "full mystical experience" as measured by psychological scales. Two months later, about 79 percent of the group reported "moderately to greatly increased" w
  

 
• MAGIC MUSHROOMS FOUND TO HELP HUMANS
  The results were clear: Sixty percent of the psilocybin group elicited behaviors consistent with a "full mystical experience" as measured by psychological scales. Two months later, about 79 percent of the group reported "moderately to greatly increased" w
  

 
• Making Pot Legal: We Can Do It -- Here's How
  Changing public opinion about pot isn't easy. Changing America's anti-pot laws is even harder -- here's a blueprint to get it done.
  

 
• Making Pot Legal: We Can Do It -- Here's How
  Changing public opinion about pot isn't easy. Changing America's anti-pot laws is even harder -- here's a blueprint to get it done.
  

 
• Ira Glasser Remembers William F. Buckley, Jr.
  William F. Buckley, Jr., conservative intellectual--and supporter of drug policy reform--passed away February 27, 2008. He is remembered by Ira Glasser, president of DPA's board and former executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union.
  

 
• Narcotics Control Board Destroying Coca Cultures
  In a culturally insensitive and irrational move, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has called for the governments of Bolivia and Peru to abolish all uses of the coca leaf, including coca leaf chewing.
  

 
• Narcotics Control Board Destroying Coca Cultures
  In a culturally insensitive and irrational move, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has called for the governments of Bolivia and Peru to abolish all uses of the coca leaf, including coca leaf chewing.
  

 
• Outrageous Anti-Pot Lies: Media Uses Cancer Scare Tactics
  Headlines suggested a study proved pot is a greater cancer risk than tobacco -- but the media didn't even wait for the report to be released.
  

 
• Peyote (Lophophora williamsii)
  Peyote (Lophophora williamsii grows in South-Eastern America and in northern regions of Mexico. In Mexico, peyote has been used for divination in shamanic rituals and in the treatment of ailments for at least 10,000 years.
  

 
• Tagetes lucida - Marigolds
  Tagetes lucida, widely identified as a powerfully psychoactive strain of the marigold flower, was first documented by the Aztecs. They used Tagetes lucida in their ritual incense they referred to as yyauhtl. This name was derived from the Aztecan word uja
  

 
• Salvia Divinorum Creates Catch-22
  Florida follows the lead of eight other states and considers ban on Salvia divinorum.
  

 
• White Lotus - Nymphaea ampla
  The effects of the flower when prepared as a tea or decoction and ingested are said to be much like the opiate apomorphine. White lotus actually contains aporphine, which is closely related to apomorphine, differing only in the lack of two hydroxyl group
  

 
• Passiflora - Passion Flower
  The psychoactive properties of the Passiflora genus as a whole is still awaiting thorough ethnopharmacological study, however there are several species that have a rich history as entheogens.
  

 
• Yohimbe - Pausinystalia yohimba
  In addition to its sexual stimulant and aphrodisiac qualities, the bark of the yohimbe tree has been reported to also be hallucinogenic when smoked. The psychoactive effects are primarily due to the main active constituent yohimbine. Yohimbine has sympath
  

 
• Withania somnifera - Ashwagandha
  Widely used back in Mesopotamia for its medicinal and narcotic properties, this member of the Nightshade Family, was well known in ancient Egypt and characterized and classified as a sakrân intoxicant in Old Arabic.
  

 
• Massachusetts Aims For Marijuana Decriminalization in November
  Thanks to a carefully-crafted initiative campaign by the Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy (CSMP), Massachusetts may be the next state to take the step to decriminalize marijuana.
  

 
• Santo Daime: The Drug-Fuelled Religion
  A new religion is spreading to Britain - its central sacrament the consumption of a hallucinogenic ayahuasca. This report is from inside the faith's heartland, the rainforests of the Amazon.
  

 
• Santo Daime: The Drug-Fuelled Religion
  A new religion is spreading to Britain - its central sacrament the consumption of a hallucinogenic ayahuasca. This report is from inside the faith's heartland, the rainforests of the Amazon.
  

 
• Ken Kesey's Mexico - On the Lam With Ken Kesey
  Journalist Lawrence Downes goes down Mexico way in an attempt to conjure the trail blazed by Ken Kesey, novelist, psychedelic prophet and hero of “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, along with his band of Merry Pranksters in the 1960s.
  

 
• Ancient Shamanic Solutions
  Cultural anthropologist and author, Dr. John Broomfield, studies ancient shamanic cultures and applies ancient wisdom to modern-day solutions.
  

 
• Ancient Shamanic Solutions
  Cultural anthropologist and author, Dr. John Broomfield, studies ancient shamanic cultures and applies ancient wisdom to modern-day solutions.
  

 
• LSD, Ketamine & Cannabis Could Treat Headaches to Diabetes
  Doctors and researchers in the US and across Europe are studying legitimate therapeutic applications of psychedelic drugs with new science set to prove their case.
  

 
• LSD, Ketamine & Cannabis Could Treat Headaches to Diabetes
  Doctors and researchers in the US and across Europe are studying legitimate therapeutic applications of psychedelic drugs with new science set to prove their case.
  

 
• Marijuana May Prevent Cancer, Not Cause It
  Clinical research begins to demonstrate a link between Cannabinoids and halting the spread of a wide range of cancers.
  

 
• LSD Helped Forge Alex Grey's Spiritual, Artistic and Love Lives
  Interview with artist Alex Grey explores his use of psychotropic drugs and their influence on his art, his spirituality, and his life.
  

 
• Ayurvedic 'Viagra' To Be Tested On Humans
  Researchers in India are studying the effects of Ayurveda herbal medicines for treatment of erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation.
  

 
• Salvia Divinorum: Old Psychedelic Drug, New Appeal
  The hallucinogenic herb Salvia divinorum can be purchased online or at a local head shop. While the DEA and others want to limit its use, scientists say making it a controlled substance would hinder research.
  

 
• Salvia Divinorum: Old Psychedelic Drug, New Appeal
  The hallucinogenic herb Salvia divinorum can be purchased online or at a local head shop. While the DEA and others want to limit its use, scientists say making it a controlled substance would hinder research.
  

 
• Brain's Reaction To Potent Hallucinogen Salvia Explored
  U.S. Department of Energy is conducting new brain-imaging studies on animals, documenting the effects of Salvia divinorum on the brain.
  

 
• Brain's Reaction To Potent Hallucinogen Salvia Explored
  U.S. Department of Energy is conducting new brain-imaging studies on animals, documenting the effects of Salvia divinorum on the brain.
  

 
• Trip Of A Lifetime: How LSD Rocked The World
  A comprehensive overview of the life and work of Albert Hoffman, the bicycling Swiss chemist who created LSD - it explores the trailblazing, mind-altering legacy he left behind after his death on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at the age of 102.
  

 
• Trip Of A Lifetime: How LSD Rocked The World
  A comprehensive overview of the life and work of Albert Hoffman, the bicycling Swiss chemist who created LSD - it explores the trailblazing, mind-altering legacy he left behind after his death on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at the age of 102.
  

 
• New Medical Trials Study Therapeutic Uses of LSD
  A new Swiss research study of LSD as a therapy is the first in 36 years. The clinical trials are to determine its usefulness in easing anxiety and relieving pain in patients suffering from illnesses such as cancer and multiple sclerosis.
  

 
• The Future of Psychedelics
  Author Daniel Pinchbeck discusses the 2008 World Psychedelic Forum held recently in Switzerland, and the potential for studying psychedelic therapies in the shifting world political climate.
  

 
• The Shroom Tragedy
  Magic mushrooms are on the verge of being outlawed by the Dutch government for the usual sensationalized reasons as everywhere else.
  

 
• The Shroom Tragedy
  Magic mushrooms are on the verge of being outlawed by the Dutch government for the usual sensationalized reasons as everywhere else.
  

 
• Brazil Appeals Court Rules Drug Possession Not a Crime
  At the end of March, a Brazilian appeals court in São Paulo declared that possession of drugs for personal use is not a criminal offense. Several lower courts had previously ruled in the same way, but the ruling from the São Paulo Justice Court's 6th Crim
  

 
• How the Internet Fuels the Global Psychedelic Community
  This year and the next, the United Nations will evaluate the War on Drugs. Since its official start in 1998 we have been bombed with official statistics on drug use, drug addiction, drug trafficking, street prices, courtcases and all the like. But what do
  

 
• US Leads World in Substance Abuse, WHO Finds
  The United States leads the world in rates of experimenting with marijuana and cocaine despite strict drug laws, World Health Organization researchers said on Tuesday. Countries with looser drug laws have lower rates of abuse, the researchers report in t
  

 

4. Source: Murphy, Sheila L., "Deaths: Final Data for 1998," National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 48, No. 11 (Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, July 24, 2000), Table 10, p. 53, from the web at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvs48_11.pdf.(1998): The US Centers for Disease Control reports that in 1998, there were a total of 18,272 deaths from homicide in the US.

5. Source: Murphy, Sheila L., "Deaths: Final Data for 1998," National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 48, No. 11 (Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, July 24, 2000), Table 10, p. 53, from the web at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvs48_11.pdf

• (1998): "In 1998 a total of 16,926 persons died of drug-induced causes in the United States (Table 20). The category 'drug-induced causes' includes not only deaths from dependent and nondependent use of drugs (legal and illegal use), but also poisoning from medically prescribed and other drugs. It excludes accidents, homicides, and other causes indirectly related to drug use. Also excluded are newborn deaths due to mother's drug use." The total number of deaths in the US in 1998 was 2,337,256.

6. Source:  Murphy, Sheila L., Centers for Disease Control, "Deaths: Final Data for 1998,", National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 48, No. 11 (Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, July 24, 2000), pp. 1, 10, from the web at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvs48_11.pdf

• (1996): "Each year, use of NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs) accounts for an estimated 7,600 deaths and 76,000 hospitalizations in the United States." (NSAIDs include aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac, ketoprofen, and tiaprofenic acid.)

7. Source: Robyn Tamblyn, PhD; Laeora Berkson, MD, MHPE, FRCPC; W. Dale Jauphinee, MD, FRCPC; David Gayton, MD, PhD, FRCPC; Roland Grad, MD, MSc; Allen Huang, MD, FRCPC; Lisa Isaac, PhD; Peter McLeod, MD, FRCPC; and Linda Snell, MD, MHPE, FRCPC, "Unnecessary Prescribing of NSAIDs and the Management of NSAID-Related Gastropathy in Medical Practice," Annals of Internal Medicine (Washington, DC: American College of Physicians, 1997), September 15, 1997, 127:429-438, from the web at http://www.acponline.org/journals/annals/15sep97/nsaid.htm, last accessed Feb. 14, 2001, citing Fries, JF, "Assessing and understanding patient risk,"Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology Supplement, 1992;92:21

• An exhaustive search of the literature finds no deaths induced by sacred entheogens such as Salvia Divinorum and. The US Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) records no instances of drug mentions in medical examiners' reports. Sacred Entheogens or Salvia divinorum alone has not been shown to cause an overdose death, nor have there been any hospital visits by anyone who has ingested them.

8. Source: Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), available on the web at http://www.samhsa.gov/ and at Daniel Siebert's site; http://www.sagewisdom.org, as well as the Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics at: http://www.cognitiveliberty.org