The Analysis of Hallucinogenic Drugs from Plants and Fungi
May 14, 2025 Michael D. Cole, Lata Gautam, Agatha Grela 1 citation
This chapter introduces drugs derived from plants and fungi including lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), psilocybin (from ‘magic mushrooms’), N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and mescaline. Their physical description and chemical identification are described. The use of fluorescence detection for HPLC analysis of drugs and the greater selectivity it offers over UV and diode array detection are...