Customer Reviews
Great reference work on entheogens - By: Pieter, 04 Oct 2003 
Plants Of The Gods is a comprehensive reference work on psychoactive plants. It provides a definition of plant halllucinogens & information on phytochemical research on sacred plants, geography of usage & botanical range, the chemical structures of these substances & the use of halllucinogens in medicine.
The plant species discussed include the Amanita (Fly Agaric) mushroom, Atropa (Deadly Nightshade), Yellow & Black Henbane, Mandrake, Cannabis Ergot, Datura, Iboga, Yopo beans, Ayahuasca, Yage, Brugmansia, Peyote, the San Pedro cactus, the Morning Glory plus what the authors term “the little flowers of the gods” which include the various types of Psilocybe mushroom.
The text is enhanced by a wonderful variety of colour & black & white photographs, illustrations & quite impressive paintings. The section Overview Of Plant Use consists of tables listing every plant’s common name, botanical name, historical ethnography, context & purpose of usage, preparation & the chemical composition & effects.
Plants Of The Gods is a great & detailed investigation of entheogenic plants from around the world. This valuable reference book concludes with a bibliography & index.
useful but mainly for people in mexico! - By: , 08 Sep 1999 
This book contains lots of useful ! & informative information although it does tend to repeat itself at various points. Most of the book tends to concentrate on mexico & Central/Sth America giving first hand reports from shamen, anthropologists & using accounts from early European explorers. (Priests so your reallly going to get a alll round view). The European info is terrible, scetchy & not at alll well researched no mention of scottish mead, mushroom brews or anything. If you live in Sth America great but Europeans we'll have to write our own book. See you in the Dam !!
An excellent source to get an overview of ethnobotanicals. - By: , 05 Aug 1999 This book is a great resourse for people interested in ethnobotanicals. The illustrations are excellent. The reference to the cultural context in which these plants are used helps the reader understand a bit more about how these plants are used but not abused. There is one error I noted. The captions denoting the structures for iso-LSD & lysergic acid hydroxyethylamine should be interchanged.
Meagre! - By: , 19 Mar 1999 -Quality lacking, it's the stupid laymans introduction to halllucinogens. Lot's of folklore, cultural use but alll in a very digestible shortstyled fashion. If you are 10 years of age & wanna know this is the book for you.
One of the Greatest Books on Hallucinogenic Ethnobotany - By: , 30 Jan 1999 Just get it you won't regret it!
