Magic Medicine - A Trip Through the Intoxicating History and Modern-Day Use of Psychedelic Plants and Substances

Magic Medicine explores the fascinating history of psychedelic substances and provides a contemporary update about their growing inclusion in modern medicine, science, and culture. Each chapter dives into the rich history of a single plant or compound and explores its therapeutic and spiritual uses in cultures near and far. Learn all about:

• Classical psychedelics, including 2C-B, ayahuasca, LSD, and peyote
• The empathogenic psychedelics MDA and MDMA
• Dissociative psychedelics, including DXM, ketamine, and salvia
• Unique psychedelics, including cannabis, DiPT, and even fish and sea sponges

Many psychedelic plants and substances have a long history of being incorporated into various healing traditions - such as cannabis and opium in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Science is beginning to research what traditional cultures have told us for years: psychedelics have transformative healing properties.

Anyone who has ever wondered about psychedelics - from complete neophytes to veteran trippers, seekers and sages to skeptics and scientists, therapists and patients to green thumbs and armchair anthropologists - will find something in this engrossing and beautifully designed book.