PSYCHEDELICS ENCYCLOPEDIA Third Expanded Edition
by Peter Stafford Technical editor Jeremy Bigwood
Ronin Publishing, Inc. Box 1035 Berkeley CA 94701
CONTENTS FOREWORD III -10 by Dr. Andrew Weil
Introduction to the First Edition III - 13 by Dr. John Beresford
Psychedelic Renaissance III - 21 by Dan Joy Psychedelic Renaissance, III - 21. Profiles, III - 26 . Pharmacology, III-39. Themes and Trends, III - 44. Notes on Ketamine, III - 54. Organizations and Publications, III - 56.
MDMA Update III - 61 by Peter Stafford MDMA's Historic Advance, III-61. Chemistry, III - 65. Physical Effects, III - 67. Mental Effects, III - 71. Forms, Sources and Preparation, III - 85.
Psychedelic Obituaries III - 87 Index to new material in the Third Edition, HI - 88
PREVIEW 1 Cultural Context, page 1. Origin of the World Psychedelic, 4. Other Terms Proposed, 7. Varieties of "Psychedelics," 9. What are the Common Effects?, 11. What are the Benefits to Humanity?, 17. Countercultural Influences, 19. Questions about Purity and Other Complications, 21. Use and Misuse, 25. Dealing with Difficulties, 26. Drawbacks of Psychedelic Usage, 30. Future Directions, 31.
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CHAPTER ONE
The LSD Family (the archetype) 34-101 History, 35-65. Chemistry, 66-68. Physical Effects, 68-74. Mental Effects, 74-89. Botanical Sources of Lysergic Acid Amides, 89-99. Forms and Preparations, 99-101. CHAPTER TWO
Peyote, Mescaline and San Pedro 102-155 History, 103-122. Botany, 122-130. Chemistry, 130-133. Physical Effects, 133-137. Mental Effects, 137-153. Forms and Preparations, 153-155. CHAPTER THREE
Marijuana and Hashish 156-221 History, 157-178. Botany, 179-185. Chemistry, 185-188. Physical Effects, 188-200. Mental Effects, 200-208. Forms and Preparations, 208-221. CHAPTER FOUR
Psilocybian Mushrooms 224-279 History, 225-248. Botany, 248-262. Chemistry, 262-264. Physical Effects, 265-266. Mental Effects, 266-279. Forms and Preparations, 279. CHAPTER FIVE
Nutmeg and MDA 280-307 History, 281-292. Chemistry, 292-295. Physical Effects, 295-297. Mental Effects, 297-306. Forms and Preparations, 306. CHAPTER SIX
DMT, DET, DPT and Other Short-Acting Tryptamines 308-331 History, 309-316. Botany, 316-319. Chemistry, 319-320. Physical Effects, 320-325. Mental Effects, 325-330. Forms and Preparations, 330-331.
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Ayahuasca, Yage and Harmaline 332-357 History, 333-339. Botany, 339-343. Chemistry, 343-345. Physical Effects, 345-348. Mental Effects, 348-355. Forms and Preparations, 356-357. CHAPTER EIGHT
Iboga and Ibogaine 358-367 History, 359-361. Botany, 361. Chemistry, 361-362. Physical Effects, 362-363. Mental Effects, 363-366. Forms and Preparations, 367. CHAPTER NINE
Fly Agaric, Panther Caps and "Soma" 368-383 History, 369-374. Botany, 374-377. Chemistry, 378. Physical Effects, 379. Mental Effects, 379-383. CHAPTER TEN
Contrasting Profiles, 384-399 Belladonna-like Substances, 385-388. Yohimbe, 388. Kava-Kava, 388-392. Ketamine, 392-395. Nitrous Oxide, 395-399.
Appendices Notes on Purity Tests and Precursors, 401 Thoughts on Increasing Intelligence (by Francis Jeffrey), 405 Other Literature, 407 Index to the Second Edition Text, 409
