From: balld@gibbs.oit.unc.edu (Donald the Curmudgeon)
Newsgroups: alt.drugs
Subject: Re: Calamus Root.
Message-ID: <2hguq6$bda@bigblue.oit.unc.edu>
Date: 18 Jan 94 15:21:42 GMT

I once ate about 4 inches of fresh calamus root.

It's a stimulant.  It's a pretty good stimulant, in fact.  I didn't notice
any hallucinogenic effects, but perhaps I needed a larger quantity.

In any case, it's one of the foulest tasting drugs I've ever consumed.

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From: mcscs1cfsi@dct.ac.uk
Newsgroups: alt.drugs
Subject: Calamus Root.
Message-ID: <1994Jan14.135756.10282@dct.ac.uk>
Date: 14 Jan 94 13:57:56 GMT

I have been experimenting with calamus root, bought already cut to quarter
smartie size and dried.

I've tried making tea from it to no avail.  Yesterday i gubbed half an ounce of
the stuff.  Nothing happened again.

Allegedly, 10 inces of the root works to provide hallucinagenic effects....

Can anyone provide some info???

Herbie.

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From: jtrichar@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Jeremy Richardson)
Newsgroups: alt.drugs
Subject: Calamus=Vomit, vomit, vomit.
Date: 14 May 1994 20:03:08 GMT
Message-ID: <jtrichar-130594125107@jtrichar.extern.ucsd.edu>


I just wanted to warn everyone about this particular herb.  I visited an
herb store last night, and recognized the name "Calamus" on the shelf from
the Legal Highs text.  So, being the rash and inept fool that I am, I
bought it, took it home and imbibed it as per the 20th Century Alchemist's
directions.  Bad move.
 
I drank this *horribly* bitter brew at around 10 o'clock, and experienced
little (if any) of the anticipated effects.  However, to my chagrin, at
around 3, I felt ill.  And I barfed, barfed, barfed, and for a change of
pace, I vomited.  I had my girlfriend call the Poison Control Center to
make sure that I wasn't going to die.  We found that Calamus' effects,
instead of euphoric, are a stomach irritant.  So, I spent most of the night
cradled around the Porcelain God.
Lesson 1:  reaffirmed "don't believe everything you read"
Lesson 2:  always check out what you buy, and make SURE that it's gonna do
what it is supposed to.
Lesson 3:  if you're gonna poke around the psychotropic section of the Herb
store, and try stuff, call Poison Control first to see if you should expect
bad results.
Lesson 4:  there are other, much mellower substances to partake of than
Calamus.
(not to mention tastier)
Jeremy

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Newsgroups: alt.drugs
From: brau7750@mach1.wlu.ca (Gregory Braun u)
Subject: Re: Informations on Plants needed!
Message-ID: <Cwt109.MCM@info.uucp>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 20:02:33 GMT

[quoted text deleted -cak]

	This is also known as Sweet Flag.  Native peoples of Southern 
Canada(I believe the Cree) used to chew it as for its tonic, stimulant, 
and alleged hallucinogenic properties.  It contains beta-asarone, which 
is related to the phenylethylamine family of hallucinogens.  The proper 
dosage is six to eight inches of the plant.  I bought an ounce of this 
stuff, and tried it out.  The first couple pieces, aside from the burning 
sensation in my mouth, tasted sort of neat.  The rest was *very* nasty
(something that seems to be a prerequisite for any natural 
hallucinogen).  I managed to get it all down, and it stayed there for 
about half an hour, then came back up for about four hours.  No fun.  I 
did feel something, but it was more of a feverish state than anything 
else.  I have sinced tried grinding it up and making a tea, putting it in 
capsules, but with no real effects.  and nothing could get rid of the 
smell and taste, which reminded me of rotting pine needles.  Just the 
smell of it made me gag for months afterwards.  Not recomended, although 
if you could extract it somnehow...Let me know if you have any success.

Greg



