The psychedelic drug lysergic acid diethylamide was first synthesized on November 16, 1938, by the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann in the Sandoz laboratories in Basel, Switzerland. It was not until five
Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly known as LSD and by the nicknames acid and Lucy, is a semisynthetic psychedelic drug derived from ergot, known for its potent psychological effects.
History of LSD
…The psychedelic drug (or entheogen) lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) was first synthesized on November 16, 1938, by the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann in the Sandoz laboratories in Basel, Switzerland. It was not until…
Patient with mydriasis (pupil dilation) due to usage of LSD.
Ehrlich's reagent can be used to test for the presence of LSD in a sample, turning purple upon reaction.