Flower Datura-grass has long been used in folk medicine and in voodoo rituals of different peoples.The name speaks for itself.Datura flower - so heady, intoxicating.For magicians, sorcerers and shamans different poshiba - just a godsend!
origin of the witch plants, as might be expected, is covered by the darkness of obscurity.According to some data, it is home to the Caspian steppes, of which he later several waves of nomadic tribes has been brought to Europe.According to another version, the place where it grows initially - Mexico.This is supported by the use of plants in the rites of the Aztec priests.It is unlikely that they would have taken to do Imported conquistadors flower.Then he supposedly datura flower in the Spanish caravels with other nightshade plants (Datura as it relates to this family) was introduced to Europe.But there is no doubt the fact that datura flower was used Slavic Magi and Siberian shamans long before the discovery of America by Columbus, not only, but also the Vikings.Most likely, we are dealing with two sub-species of Datura, one of which are indigenous in Central America, and the second has long been "registered" in Eurasia.
his magical glory datura flower obliged to the high content of alkaloids (eg, hyoscyamine).Moreover, it is contained not only in the flowers, but also in all other parts of the plant.During religious ceremonies priests burned seeds dope to smoke incense intoxicated tribesmen gathered.Alkaloids contained in the smoke caused mass hallucinations and people were unable to distinguish reality from the narcotic sleep.
According to some researchers, the dope was the main ingredient in the preparation of the drink, by which the priests of voodoo to turn people into zombies.Allegedly contained in the dope toxins inhibit the activity of certain brain areas, and people are unable to resist the will of another and objectively perceive the surrounding reality.
pay tribute to this flower and neookkultisty spellcasting.For example, a well-known Spanish-American occultist the second half of the last century, Carlos Castaneda in one of his books says the mouth of Don Juan, you have to carefully use dope for their magical practices, as it is dangerous, and there are other ways of knowing the world.
If escape from the otherworldly mist, the dope is brought before us as a plant of the nightshade family such as angiosperms dicotyledons class.There are mainly in the form of large herbaceous plants up to one meter.Some species are used as ornamental.Do you like the pot in which grows dope?Photo of white flower (often with purple or yellowish patches) can judge that it is quite cute and can decorate your home.Unless, of course, do not take to heart all the horrors that talk about him.By itself, the dope is safe, if you are certainly not going to go the way of the Aztec priests or Siberian shamans.