Plants of the Gods
Plants of the Gods
Richard Evans Schultes · first published 1979 · ISBN 9780892814060
The founding survey of psychoactive plants and their ritual use, written by the Harvard botanist who mapped much of the field and the chemist who first synthesized LSD. Botanical plates, chemistry, and ethnographic context sit side by side.
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The foundational survey, from the Harvard botanist who mapped the field and the chemist who first synthesized LSD. Botanical plates, chemistry, and ethnographic context on facing pages, which is exactly how the subject should be presented.