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Bluelighter
Howdy all.
I learnt something somewhat interesting today, according to wikipedia this particular plant native to western texas, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_berlandieri , contains a few chemicals once thought to be strictly only human invented drugs..
All though it's only tiny amounts i still think thats pretty nuts. Did many of you guys know this already or am i the only dumb ass?
I had always beleived meth didn't occur naturally at all.
I learnt something somewhat interesting today, according to wikipedia this particular plant native to western texas, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_berlandieri , contains a few chemicals once thought to be strictly only human invented drugs..
A. berlandieri contains a number of diverse alkaloids, the most plentiful of which are N-methylphenethylamine, tyramine, and phenethylamine. In a recent study, researchers identified thirty-one alkaloids in samples of plant foliage, including trace amounts of five amphetamines previously believed to be human inventions:[5] amphetamine, methamphetamine, N,N-dimethylamphetamine, p-hydroxyamphetamine and p-methoxyamphetamine. Other trace alkaloids include DMT (found in many related species), nicotine, and mescaline (found in many cacti but infrequently in other plants). The same group of researchers later reported finding most of the same alkaloids in A. rigidula, a related species also native to the Southwestern U.S. The findings, however, have never been confirmed or repeated, leading some researchers to believe the results were the result of cross-contamination.
All though it's only tiny amounts i still think thats pretty nuts. Did many of you guys know this already or am i the only dumb ass?
I had always beleived meth didn't occur naturally at all.