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Schultes,hofmann plants of the gods healing arts, 2001. Plants of the gods their sacred, healing and hallucinogenic powers preface introduction 1. January 12, 1915 april 10, 2001 was an american biologist. He may be considered the father of modern ethnobotany. Plants of the gods by richard evans schultes, albert hofmann. Their sacred, healing and hallucinogenic powers pdf richard evans schultes inner traditions the use of hallucinogenic plants has been a part of human experience for millennia, yet modern western societies have only recently become aware of the significance that these plants have had in shaping the history of diverse cultures. Thus does the famous mazatec shaman, maria sabina, reverently describe the god given powers of the intoxicating mushrooms that she uses in her ceremony which has come from from ages past. He is the author of marijuana medicine and coauthor of plants of the gods, shamanism and tantra in the himalayas, witchcraft medicine, and the encyclopedia of psychoactive plants.

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