title: Some ethnopharmacological notes on African hallucinogens.
abstract: This paper provides a short overview of ritual African hallucinogens. In addition to examples already listed by Schultes and Hofmann in their classic text books, Boophane disticha, Alchornea floribunda, Monadenium lugardae, Mostuea spp. and Voacanga bracteata are identified as African botanicals with proven or alleged hallucinogenic potential.
authors.affiliation: Drug Information Center, Royal Dutch Association for the Advancement of Pharmacy, The Hague, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: De Smet
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000470:Alkaloids / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D000818:Animals; D006213:Hallucinogens / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D006213:Hallucinogens; D010936:Plant Extracts