Chapter 6: LSD and Other Hallucinogens

amanita muscaria

a species of mushroom containing the hallucinogenic drug ibotenic acid

Atropa belladonna

a plant species, also called deadly nightshade, whose berries can be highly toxic. It is the principal source of atropine.

atropine

an anticholinergic hallucinogenic drug derived from the Atropa belladonna plant.

bufotenine

a serotonin-related drug obtained either from a bean plant in Central and South America or from the skin of a particular type of toad.

cyanosis

A tendency for the skin to turn bluish purple. It can be a side effect of the drug bufotenine.

Datura stramonium

A species of the datura family of plants with hallucinogenic properties. In the United States, the plant is called jimsonweed.

dimethyltryptamine

a short-acting hallucinogenic drug.

DOM

a synthetic norepinephrine-related hallucinogenic drug, derived from amphetamine. DOM or a combination of DOM and LSD is often referred to by the street name STP.

ergot

a fungus infecting rye and other grains.

ergotism

a physical and/or psychological disorder acquired by ingesting ergot-infected grains. One form of ergotism involves gangrene and eventual loss of limbs; the other form is associated with convulsions, disordered thinking, and hallucinations.

hallucinogens

a class of drugs producing distortions in perception and body image at moderate doses.

harmine

a serotonin-related hallucinogenic drug frequently used by South American shamans in healing rituals.

henbane

an herb containing anticholinergic hallucinogenic drugs.

hyoscyamine

an anticholinergic hallucinogenic drug found in mandrake, henbane, and various species of the datura plant.

ketamine

a dissociative anesthetic hallucinogen related to phencyclidine (PCP)

lysergic acid amide

a hallucinogenic drug found in morning glory seeds, producing effects similar to those of LSD.

lysergic acid diethylamide

a synthetic, serotonin-related hallucinogenic drug.

mandrake

a potato-like plant containing anticholinergic hallucinogenic drugs.

MDMA

a synthetic norepinephrine-related hallucinogen. It has been listed as a Schedule 1 controlled substance.

mescaline

a norepinephrine-related hallucinogenic drug. Its botanical source is the peyote cactus.

peyote

a species of cactus that is the botanical source for the hallucinogenic drug mescaline.

phencyclidine

a dissociative anesthetic hallucinogen that produces disorientation, agitation, aggressive behavior, analgesia, and amnesia.

psilocin

a brain chemical related to serotonin, resulting from the ingestion of psilocybin.

psilocybin

a serotonin-related hallucinogenic drug originating from a species of mushroom.

salvia divinorum or salvia

A Mexican leafy herb with short-duration hallucinogenic effects.

scopolamine

an anticholinergic hallucinogenic drug. Also called hyoscine.

synesthesia

a subjective sensation in a modality other than the one being stimulated. An example is a visual experience when a sound is heard.