Psychedelics Encyclopedia
Peter Stafford
Midwest Book Review
Psychedelics Encyclopedia draws from scientific research, personal accounts, and popular literature to document the properties attributed to psychedelic substances, their preparation and use, and the shifting social attitudes toward them over the past half-century. Psychedelics Encyclopedia is a remarkable sourcebook for anyone interested in the psychological, biological, physiological and cultural aspects of psychedelic drugs. A fascinating historical reference on psychedelia, from the LSD-25 of the sixties, to the memory and cognitive enhancers of today are compiled with over 200 illustrations. Featured are the LSD family, marijuana and its botanical relatives, peyote, mescaline and san pedro, psychoactive mushrooms, the MDA cluster, yage and harmaline, ibogaine, short-acting tryptamines (DMT, DET, DPT), nootropics, and other psychoactive substances. Each is treated with respect to its history, botany, pharmacology, physical effects, mental effects, forms, sources, purity tests,. Included are biographies, updates, and bibliographies for further research and studies. Psychedelics Encyclopedia is the seminal reference work.
Plot55 Says
All in all, this is an excellent book - one which I would recommend. It is comprehensive, concise and well researched. It's only real drawback, due to the date it was first published, is a total lack of information on Salvia divinorum and a few slightly misleading comments about Ayahuasca. All things considered, it is an excellent book.
- Psychedelics Encyclopedia - from Amazon.co.uk
- Psychedelics Encyclopedia - from Amazon.com