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אפרודיזיאקון

אפרודיזיאקון

בעבר האמינו שהמנדרגורה היא אפרודיזיאק עוצמתי במיוחד. אמונה זו נבעה מהקשר ההיסטורי של הצמח לחזיונות דתיים ולתזוזיתיות המוזרה של כתות המוות והתחייה שהגיעו ליוון מהמזרח הקרוב, בערך במאה הרביעית לפני...

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aphrodisiakón

aphrodisiakón

on aphrodisiacs In the past, the mandrake was believed to be a particularly powerful aphrodisiac. This belief stemmed from the plant's historical connection to religious visions and the strange dynamism...

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About the Datura cult in Southern California:

About the Datura cult in Southern California:

At the time of initial European settlement in the late 18th century, the Chumash natives of Southern California numbered about 15,000 people. Their ancestors occupied the Santa Barbara coastal channel...

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About the Navajo tribe and the datura plant:

About the Navajo tribe and the datura plant:

In medicinal or ritual applications, Datura was and is a double-edged sword. The seeds and root contain the most alkaloids, but the whole plant is loaded with toxic compounds. Shamans,...

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Datura stories among the Zuni tribe

Datura stories among the Zuni tribe

Among the natives of the Zuni tribe - Pueblo, New Mexico (USA) - the plant Datura Inoxia is used in certain shamanic rituals, and is called by their name Angelkia...

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The pharmacognosy of Mimosa hostilis

The pharmacognosy of Mimosa hostilis

What is pharmacognosy? Pharmacognosy is a fancy word, coined by the German botanist Seidler, to describe the study of chemical compounds that can be derived from natural sources. He focuses...

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