Hallucinogens

Question 1

Psychedelic

Answer 1

mind manifesting, mind expanding

Question 2

Psychoplastogen:

Answer 2

small molecules that produce rapid and sustained structural and functional neural plasticity

Question 3

Examples of Psychoplastogen

Answer 3

Ketamine, MDMA, Scopolamine, LSD, psilocin

Question 4

MDMA

Answer 4

In conjunction with psychotherapy for PTSD, Anxiety and Eating Disorders

Question 5

Psilocybin

Answer 5

For treatment of a variety of disorders including Anxiety and Depression

Question 6

LSD

Answer 6

Cluster headaches and Anxiety

Question 7

Ibogaine

Answer 7

Addiction

Question 8

Fungi

Answer 8

Claviceps purpurea

Question 9

Ergotism Symptoms

Answer 9

Symptoms are gangrene, nervous spasms, psychotic delusions, convulsions

Question 10

Assyrian cuneiform tablet

Answer 10

Mentions “noxious pustule in the ear of grain”

But symptoms are not associated specifically with the ergot fungus until 1676

Question 11

Ignis sacer

Answer 11

Holy Fire
Burning sensation in extremities
Symptoms are retribution for sins

Question 12

Modern Uses of Ergoline

Answer 12

Uterine contractions
Cause spontaneous birth
Used by European midwives to help increase contractions during difficult births
Other
Treat migraine
Reduce prolactin levels resulting from pituitary tumors
Reduce postpartum hemorrhage
Treat senility and Alzheimer’s dementia
Mechanism information and usefulness of these compounds is limited

Question 13

Claviceps purpurea

Answer 13

Ergot alkaloids

Question 14

Psilocybe mexicana

Answer 14

Psilocybin

Question 15

Turbina corymbosa

Answer 15

Lysergic acid

Question 16

Richard Evans Schultes

Answer 16

First botanist to record rituals and beliefs surrounding this sacred mushroom

Question 17

Timothy Leary (Harvard professor)

Answer 17

1960’s investigated effects of eating magic mushrooms

Question 18

Indole hallucinogens

Answer 18

Lysergic acid
Psilocybin

Question 19

Catechol hallucinogens

Answer 19

Mescaline
Myristicin

Question 20

Peyote cactus

Answer 20

Lophophora williamsii

Question 21

Nutmeg

Answer 21

Myristica fragrans

Question 22

Fly agaric mushroom

Answer 22

Amanita muscaria

Question 23

Glutamate

Answer 23

endogenous excitatory neurotransmitter

Question 24

Muscimol

Answer 24

Thought to be the most active compound in Fly agaric

Produces state of confusion, disorientation, sensory disturbances

Question 25

Corkwood tree

Answer 25

Duboisia myoproides

Question 26

Henbane

Answer 26

Hyoscyamus niger

Question 27

Theriaca

Answer 27

Antidote From the Greek ‘theriakon’ meaning remedies for venomous bites