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Preface 6
Introduction 7
What are toxins and toxic plants? 7
What are mind-altering substances and psychoactive plants? 10
Why do poisons and mind-altering substances exist in nature? 12
Occurrence of toxins and mind-altering substances in nature 14
Poisonous and mind-altering plants in human history - murder, magic and medicine 17
Murder and Magic 18
Mind-altering plants of the Old World 19
Mind-altering plants of the New World 22
Early medicine 24
Importance of poisonous plants in modern life 25
Plants that affect the skin 26
Statistics of plant poisoning 26
Animal poisoning 29
First aid treatment 30
Diagnosis 30
Therapy 32
First aid - removal of toxins 32
Clinical therapy 33
Methods of testing for toxicity in humans 35
Information 35
Plants in alphabetical order 36
Structure of monographs 37
Toxins 241
How do poisons and mind-altering substances function? 242
Molecular modes of action 242
How do neurotoxins and mind-altering substances work? 250
Main classes of toxins and psychoactive compounds 252
Secondary metabolites with nitrogen 252
Aconitine, protoveratrine B and related terpene alkaloids 252
Bufotenin, tryptamines and tyramines 255
Caffeine and other purine alkaloids 257
Cytisine and related quinolizidine alkaloids 258
Colchicine and related alkaloids 260
Ephedrine, cathinone and mescaline 262
Ergot alkaloids 263
Hyoscyamine, cocaine and other tropane alkaloids 265
Indole alkaloids 267
Isoquinoline alkaloids 270
Lycopodium alkaloids 274
Lycorine and other Amaryllidaceae alkaloids 275
Morphine and other morphinane alkaloids 277
Pyrrolidine and piperidine alkaloids 279
Quinoline alkaloids281
Senecionine and related pyrrolizidine alkaloids 283
Solanine and other steroid alkaloids 285
Amygdalin, other cyanogenic glucosides and HCN 287
Mustard oils/ glucosinolates 289
Non-protein amino acids (NPAAs) 291
Abrin, ricin other lectins and peptides 294
Secondary metabolites without nitrogen 295
Phenolics
Flavonoids, isoflavones, alkyl phenols, tannins, lignans and other phenolics 295
Coumarins and furanocoumarins 301
Myristicin and other phenylpropanoids 304
Quinones
Hydroquinones and naphthoquinones 306
Anthraquinones and naphthodianthrones 308
Polyacetylenes 310
Terpenoids
Monoterpenes 312
Terpenes and phenylpropanoids with aldehyde groups 315
Sesquiterpenes and sesquiterpene lactones 317
Diterpenes: Phorbol ester 320
Andromedotoxin or grayanotoxin I 322
Steroids and triterpenes: Cardiac glycosides 324
Cucurbitacin E and related triterpenes 327
Saponins 329
Small reactive metabolites
Ethanol 332
Oxalic acid, oxalates and other organic acids 334
Protoanemonin, tulipalin and parasorbic acid 336
Quick Guide to poisonous plants, mind-altering plants and fungi 338
Glossary 420
Further reading 433
Acknowledgements 436
Index 437
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TRENT MORRIS
reviewed Mind-Altering and Poisonous Plants of the World on August 18, 2010
Mind-Altering and Poisonous Plants of the World
OK. I "might" have a bit of an addiction to palms in my garden. I literally studied this book from cover to cover. It's probably the definitive guide to the genus in this country.
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