Psychoactive constituents of the genus Sceletium N.E.Br. and other Mesembryanthemaceae: A review

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 119-130

  Smith, Michael T ^a   Crouch, Neil R ^b   Gericke, Nigel ^c   Hirst, Manton ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d Kaffrarian Museum   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Anxiolytic agent; Hallucinogens; Mesembryanthemaceae; Oxalates; Sceletium

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CANNABIS; MESEMBRINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; MASTICATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SMOKING;

EID: 0029880443     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(95)01342-3     Document Type: Review

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