Deliriants Flashcards
What do anticholinergics do?
block the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the central and peripheral nervous systems
Which plant species has many naturally occurring deliriant drugs?
solanaceae or tomato family
What are the solanaceous species native to the Americas?
tomato, capsicum pepper, potato, tobacco
What are the solanaceous plans native to Europe
henbane, belladonna (poisonous)
What do tropane alkaloids do?
contained in solanaceous plants; block acetylcholine receptors, depressing transmissions across nerve synapses
What are the main tropane alkaloids?
hyoscine, atropine, hyoscyamine
What tropane alkaloid is used as an antispasmodic to treat motion sickness?
hyoscine
What tropane alkaloid is used to treat Parkinson’s disease?
hyoscyamine
What were witches brews mixed with?
animal fat, to increase absorption of tropane alkaloids
What did the “flying ointment” contain?
belladonna, henbane, and datura
What animal was sacrificed during the harvesting of the mandrake?
dog
What were mandrake roots used for?
as talismans, to divine secrets, to cure female sterility, and to gain the affection of others
Who had a mandrake root?
Joan of Arc
What else is datura known as?
jimson weed
What was datura used for by Central American cultures?
entheogen
