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Clockwise from lower left: fly agaric mushroom, sinicuichi,
morning glory, tree datura, peyote, cannabis.
What are hallucinogenic plants? How do they affect mind and body? Who uses them - and
why? This unique Golden Guide surveys the role of psychoactive plants in primitive and
civilized societies from early times to the present. The first nontechnical guide to both the
cultural significance and physiological effects of hallucinogens, HALLUCINOGENIC
PLANTS will fascinate general readers and students of anthropology and history as well as
botanists and other specialists. All of the wild and cultivated species considered are
illustrated in brilliant full color.