Psychoactive Plants & Fungi
Plants listed in this section are those which have been used by humans for
their mind- or emotion-altering properties. These plants range from the common
to the extremely uncommon and include plants with a long history of use
as well as those with little to no track record.
| COMMON NAME | GENUS / SPECIES | NATIVE TO |
|---|---|---|
| ACACIA | Acacia spp. | Australia |
| AMANITAS | Amanita muscaria | Siberia |
| AYAHUASCA | Yage | Amazon Basin |
| BELLADONNA | Atropa belladonna | Europe, Middle East |
| BETEL | Areca catechu | . |
| BRUGMANSIA | Brugmansia spp. | S. America |
| BRUNFELSIA | Brunfelsia latifolia | Amazon |
| BUNDLE FLOWER | Desmanthus illinoensis | N. America |
| CAAPI | Banisteriopsis caapi | Amazon |
| CACTI | Trichocereus spp. | S. America |
| CACAO | Theobroma cacao | Central & S. America |
| CANNABIS | Cannabis sativa | India, Middle East |
| CAPSICUM | Capsicum spp. | Americas |
| CESTRUM | Cestrum spp. | Central & S. America |
| COCA | Erythroxylum coca | S. America |
| COLEUS | Solenostemon scutellarioides | Indonesia, Africa |
| COLORADO RIVER REED | Arundo donax | . |
| COFFEE | Coffea arabica | . |
| DATURA | Datura spp. | C. & S. America, India |
| DESFONTAINIA | Desfontainia spp. | S. America |
| DIPLOPTERYS | Diplopterys cabrerana | S. America |
| EPHEDRA | Ephedra sinica | China |
| ERGOT | Claviceps purpurea | Europe |
| GUARANA | Paullinia cupana | the Amazon |
| H. B. WOODROSE | Argyreia nervosa | . |
| HENBANE | Hyoscyamus niger | Europe, Middle East |
| IBOGA | Tabernanthe iboga | Congo, Gabon |
| INTOXICATING MINT | Lagochilus inebriens | Central Asia |
| JUSTICIA PECTORALIS | Justicia pectoralis | . |
| KANNA | Sceletium tortuosum | South Africa |
| KAVA | Piper methysticum | Pacific Islands |
| KHAT | Catha edulis | Ethiopia, South Arabia |
| KRATOM | Mitragyna speciosa | Thailand |
| LION'S TAIL / DAGGA | Leonotis leonurus | S. Africa |
| LOTUS | Nymphaea spp.; Nelumbo spp. | Egypt |
| MESCAL | Sophora secundiflora | Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
| MUCUNA PRURIENS | Mucuna pruriens | S. America, Africa, Asia |
| MANDRAKE | Mandragora officinarum | Europe, Middle East |
| MIMOSA | Mimosa tenuiflora (=hostilis) | Brazil |
| MORNING GLORY | Ipomoea violacea | Mexico |
| MUSHROOMS | Psilocybe spp.; Panaeolus spp. | Mexico |
| NUTMEG | Myristica fragrans | New Guinea, East Indies |
| OLOLIUQUI | Turbina corymbosa | . |
| PASSIONFLOWER | Passiflora incarnata | . |
| PEYOTE | Lophophora williamsii | Mexico |
| PHALARIS GRASS | Phalaris spp. | . |
| PITURI | Duboisia hopwoodii | Australia |
| POPPIES | Papaver somniferum | Persia, Asia |
| PSYCHOTRIA | Psychotria viridis, spp. | . |
| SALVIA DIVINORUM | Salvia divinorum | Mexico |
| Sakae Naa | Combretum quadrangulare | Southeast Asia |
| SAN PEDRO | Trichocereus pachanoi | S. America |
| SINICUICHI | Heimia salicifolia | Mexico |
| SLEEPY GRASS | Stipa robusta | New Mexico, Colorado |
| SOLANDRA | Solandra spp. | Central Mexico |
| ST. JOHNS WORT | Hypericum perforatum | . |
| SYRIAN RUE | Peganum harmala | Persia, India |
| TABERNAEMONTANA | Tabernaemontana spp. | S. America, Africa |
| TEA | Camellia sinensis | S.E. Asia |
| TOBACCO | Nicotiana tabacum, rusticum | Americas |
| VIROLA | Virola theidora | Amazon |
| VOACANGA | Voacanga africana | Africa |
| WILD LETTUCE | Lactuca virosa | Europe |
| WORMWOOD | Artemisia absinthium | Europe |
| YERBA MATE | Ilex paraguariensis | Brazil, Argentina |
| YOPO, COHOBA | Anadenanthera spp. | Amazon |
| YOHIMBE | Corynanthe yohimbe | Congo, Cameroon |
| ZACATECHICHI | Calea zacatechichi | Mexico, Central America |
| OTHER PLANTS | Various | Various |
GENERAL INFORMATION #
IMAGES #
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
Three Weeks of Plant Geekery: An Australia Travelogue, by Fire Erowid & Earth Erowid
Natural and Other Legal Intoxicants, by Nick J. Piazza
Miscellaneous Natural Psychedelics, from Psychedelic Chemistry
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
PRIMARY RESOURCES #
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Duchess' opium garden is unveiled - BBC, Feb 28 2005
BOTANICAL GARDENS #