Some ethnopharmacological notes on African hallucinogens

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 141-146

  De Smet, P A G M ^a  

^a Drug Information Center Roy Dutch Assoc the Adv of Pharm   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; Botanicals; Hallucinogens

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; NARCOTIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

AFRICA; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SHORT SURVEY;

ALCHORNEA FLORIBUNDA; BOOPHANE DISTICHA; MONADENIUM LUGARDAE; MOSTUEA SPP.; VOACANGA BRACTEATA;

EID: 0029989629     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(95)01337-7     Document Type: Article

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