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Re: Recreational pharmaceuticals by genetic engineering (fwd)
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 18:09:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Eileen Tronolone (Pathfinder)" <[email protected]>
To: Ray Arachelian <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Recreational pharmaceuticals by genetic engineering (fwd)
Also Sprach Ray Arachelian:
> Psilocibe mushrooms usually cause vomiting. Most Amanita species
> have an lethal dosage which is uncomfortably close to the
> effective dosage, not a good thing in a drug. Amanita muscaria
> however was used by the vikings to help induce their 'berserker'
> state for battle.
Actually - and you can forward this to relevant parties - woad, the
infamous herb used by the Celtic warrior in the form of blue body
paint, when mixed with urine (which is how they applied it to their
bodies) causes a reaction very similar to cocaine and most amphetamines.
The reduction in pain that is felt from wounds and the ecstacy brought
on can easily be confused with a typical beserker reaction. The term
beserk originates from "bare sark" - the beserkers wore little if no
armor and the Celts are particularily famous for going into battle
"in the altogether" except for the blue war-paint. The feeling of
invulnerability that comes from the woad "high" led to this custom.
Other semi-legal although dangerous "highs" can result from the
ingestion of too much nutmeg or jasmine, both hallucenogens.
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