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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Pharmacy

Preparations

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

Common uses

Classification(s)

Classes

Plant Medicine, Phantastica

Pharmacology

Routes

Oral (with MAOI)

Purported mechanism

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