Director: Mitch Schultz N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (Dmt) is an endogenous psychoactive compound which exists in humans, as well as numerous species of animals and plants. The natural function of Dmt, a naturally occurring hallucinogenic drug of the tryptamine family, in the human body remains unknown. Dmt (considered a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act of the United States) can produce intense visuals, euphoria and hallucinations but the human body metabolizes Dmt too rapidly for oral administration to be effective, unless of course it is combined with a Maoi. (The traditional South American ayahuasca is a tea mixture containing Dmt with a Maoi -- most commonly comprised of the leaves of Psychotria viridis [the source of Dmt] and the vine Banisteriopsis caapi [the source of Maoi]. How the natives managed to find this combination without the benefits of modern chemistry is a complete mystery.) If smoked or injected Dmt can produce powerful hallucinations and entheogenic activity but only...
- 11/2/2010
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
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