From male caduco to altered consciousness: two Medici recipes through the lens of modern consciousness science.

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Characteristics	Historical analysis Peer reviewed
Population	Two Medici recipes
Topics	Altered states of consciousness
Key points	Argues that two Medici recipes, one for 'male caduco' and another for altered consciousness, likely contained psychoactive ingredients that could induce altered states, and proposes that modern consciousness science offers a valuable lens for interpreting these historical formulations.