Galbulimima belgraveana
Galbulimima belgraveana is a hallucinogenic plant. Its common names include agara[1] and white magnolia.[2] It is native to northeastern Australia, Malaysia, and Papua New Guinea. Papuans (who tend to use this drug the most) boil the bark and the leaves together with another plant, called Homalomena,[3] in order to make tea. This tea leads to a deep sleep, in which it is said that vivid dreams and visions occur. The plant itself grows to about 90 feet, it has no petals and its flower are a yellow-brown colour.
Galbulimima belgraveana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Himantandraceae |
Genus: | Galbulimima |
Species: | G. belgraveana |
Binomial name | |
Galbulimima belgraveana (F.Muell.) Sprague | |
Several psychoactive alkaloids structurally related to himbacine, a muscarinic receptor antagonist, have been isolated from the plant, but the primary psychoactive constituent responsible for the plant's hallucinogenic effects has not yet been identified.[4] The tree is also used for its wood.[2]
References
- Cleversley, Keith (2002-01-01). "Galbulimima belgraveana - Agara". Entheology.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- "Galbulimima belgraveana". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- Entheology.org - Preserving Ancient Knowledge
- sciencedirect