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A little on Coleus

Yes, indeed it would. But I've never heard of a virus being induced in the leaves o_O
 
^ Yeah there leaves which are (I cannot recollect the correct technical term) but anyway sorta white and green and red. It is fairly standard practice with suitable horticultural specimens to induce a virus deliberately if it enhances appearance yet doesn't disadvantage the plant itself to any great extent!
 
Well, I certainly hope it doesn't cause any problems for me then, and I hope the virus doesn't transfer to humans and cause me any harm. That would not be a good thing :(
 
if you become colourfully variegated do let us know :)

years ago I tried a huge water extraction of coleus blumeii, and concentrated it down, about 400g of leaves into 10ml of red sludge, ate all 10ml, tastes really astringent and foul. mental effects-nothing. There is a disinctive smell and I wonder whether this volatile component is the active agent which is lost during concentration. or whether there is anything there at all. the supposed effects are a myth I think, coleus was listed along with bananadine and peanut skins in many legal highs books.

coleus colourings are interesting because the highly coloured ones are f1 hybrids of the white and green and red and green natural forms, if you grow them out from self set seed they return to these two basic forms.

anyway keep up the good work.

V
 
Well, I've noticed a patch of green skin on my stomach... :P

Well, it worked for my friends, but then again, the placebo effect can be strong. However, I'm not sure that it was placebo- the effects were too strong for that, in my opinion.

Interesting indeed :)

Will do :D
 
Here is an extract from a book called "Happy High Herbs" by Ray Thorpe"

Ritual and Cultural Use:
The Mazatecans were reported to have used this now common garden plant and a cousin to salvia divinorum for shamanic purposes.

Ray's Rave:
One person well known to the author said he enjoyed an excellent time from holding one hundred leaves in his mouth for half an hour without swallowing swalloing saliva (and that is not easy!). He didn't enjoy the taste however, but said it was less bitter than doing the same with salvia divinorum leaves!

Some New Zealanders have reported effects from coleus 'tea' made by drinking 100 coleus leaves soaked in cold water for 12 hours or so.

Coleus (like salvia divinorum) is not supposed to work as an infusion because the stomach nullifies any active ingredients.

So if you want to experiment with this one, good luck to you; at lease coleus is safe and not illegal.

However, please look into the beauty of the coleus leaf, especially if on a shamanic voyage, both for the visual effects and for recall of the journey. In any event, it makes a really attractive plant in your garden and there are many beautiful varieties!

Precautions:
None known but the leaves are bitter.


From the book: "Happy High Herbs by Ray Thorpe"
 
Astro-Weezy said:
Here is an extract from a book called "Happy High Herbs" by Ray Thorpe"

Ritual and Cultural Use:
The Mazatecans were reported to have used this now common garden plant and a cousin to salvia divinorum for shamanic purposes.

Ray's Rave:
One person well known to the author said he enjoyed an excellent time from holding one hundred leaves in his mouth for half an hour without swallowing swalloing saliva (and that is not easy!). He didn't enjoy the taste however, but said it was less bitter than doing the same with salvia divinorum leaves!

Some New Zealanders have reported effects from coleus 'tea' made by drinking 100 coleus leaves soaked in cold water for 12 hours or so.

Coleus (like salvia divinorum) is not supposed to work as an infusion because the stomach nullifies any active ingredients.

So if you want to experiment with this one, good luck to you; at lease coleus is safe and not illegal.

However, please look into the beauty of the coleus leaf, especially if on a shamanic voyage, both for the visual effects and for recall of the journey. In any event, it makes a really attractive plant in your garden and there are many beautiful varieties!

Precautions:
None known but the leaves are bitter.


From the book: "Happy High Herbs by Ray Thorpe"
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Hopefully some dumbass won't come bumbling through and comment that you revived a 3 year old thread.

Information and knowledge is timeless.
 
Yeah I checked how old the thread was after I made my post, was about to delete it so i wasn't growled at for reviving the thread.

Though my post was knowledge based, so hopefully all is good :)
 
Hmm, IIRC betulin binds to GABAa receptors acting as an agonist, and does something or other at various melanocortin receptors.

I THINK it might act at the barb binding site on the GABAa receptor, I'm guessing it isn't an orthosteric agonist though like muscimol, as the GABA binding site doesn't really tolerate much in the way of deviation from the standard isoxazole type agonists and bioisosteres thereof if I remember rightly.
 
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