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Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

ISSN 0972-5938

1 paper in the library · 4 citations · publishing 2022

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Does India have entheomycology traditions? A review and call to research

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge April 29, 2022 4 citations

This article reviews evidence for India’s entheomycological traditions—religious practices using fungi to produce spiritual experiences-- and proposes needed studies. The proposed fungal identity ( Amanita muscaria (L.) Lam.) of the entheogenic Soma and the identities of soma substitutes still lack adequate ethnobotanical studies. Furthermore, the need for entheomycological studies in India is...