Galbulimima belgraveana
| Galbulimima belgraveana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Himantandraceae |
| Genus: | Galbulimima |
| Species: | G. belgraveana |
| Binomial name | |
| Galbulimima belgraveana (F.Muell.) Sprague | |
Galbulimima belgraveana is a hallucinogenic plant. Its common names include white magnolia.[1] 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,[2] 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.
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.[3] The tree is also used for its wood.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 GRIN Species Profile
- ↑ Entheology.org - Preserving Ancient Knowledge
- ↑ http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6THS-516M720-5&_user=10&_coverDate=01%2F12%2F2011&_alid=1640027676&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_zone=rslt_list_item&_cdi=5290&_sort=r&_st=13&_docanchor=&view=c&_ct=80&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=78b5659a05328a4e050061b71f25eba0&searchtype=a