Phalaris arundinaceae

Plant Medicine, Phantastica

Phalaris arundinaceae

Reed canary grass

Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinaceae, along with P. aquatica) is one of a small group of common grasses with surprisingly potent tryptamine content. Aficionados, Giorgio Samorini, Francesco Festi, and the legendary "Johnny Appleseed", established the analytical methodology in the 1990s. The sheep "staggers" syndrome long attributed to tryptamines is now thought to be caused by an ergot endophyte instead.

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See also

Mimosa hostilis, DMT, Ayahuasca

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Summary

Classes

Plant Medicine, Phantastica

Common uses

Visionary (in ayahuasca-analogs)▲0▼

Pharmacy

Preparations

Acid/base extraction of fresh young grass for tryptamines; combined with an MAOI

Pharmacology

Routes

Oral (with MAOI)

Purported mechanism

Contains varying amounts of DMT, 5-MeO-DMT, bufotenine, and gramine depending on strain and growing conditions.