Richard Evans Schultes was an American biologist, considered to be the father of modern ethnobotany. He is known for his studies of the uses of plants by indigenous peoples, especially the indigenous
In the Amazon, c. 1940
Psychedelics are a subclass of hallucinogenic drugs whose primary effect is to trigger non-ordinary mental states and a perceived "expansion of consciousness". Also referred to as classic hallucinogen
Synthetic mescaline. This psychedelic was the first to be isolated.
Free base DMT extracted from Mimosa hostilis root bark (left); vape cartridge made with freebase DMT extract (right)
Preparation of Ayahuasca, province of Pastaza, Ecuador
Religious statues involving Psilocybe Mushrooms