A multidisciplinary overview of intoxicating snuff rituals in the western hemisphere.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology March 1, 1985 P A De Smet 32 citations
Part one of the paper discusses ethnobotanical, chemical and general pharmacological aspects of intoxicating snuff rituals in the western hemisphere. Four categories of ritual snuff ingredients arise from this multidisciplinary approach: It is well established that the plant contains one or more psychoactive principles and the Indian use of the plant as a ritual snuff ingredient is confirmed or...