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Permalink Reply by Sheila on March 1, 2008 at 9:25pm

Dream Inducing Herb, Calea zacatechichi

This dream inducing herb Calea zacatechichi has been and still is being traditionally used by the Chontal Indians of Mexico to induce dreams. Used as a tea and often smoking cigarettes rolled from the same material, the Chontal Indians use this magical herb to obtain divinatory messages during dreaming.

In controlled experiments Calea zacatechichi has in fact to been found to increase the superficial stages of sleep and the number of spontaneous awakenings. The subjective reports of dreams were significantly higher than both placebo and diazepam, indicating an increase in hypnagogic imagery occurring during superficial sleep stages. A collection of interviews and written reports concerning the psychotropic effects of these preparations on 12 volunteers has been published. Free reports and direct questioning disclosed a discrete enhancement of all sensorial perceptions, an increase in imagery, mind thought discontinuity, void flux of ideas, and difficulties in retrieval. These effects were followed by somnolence and a short sleep during which lively dreams were reported by the majority of the volunteers.



There is also reported a feeling of well-being is said to persist for a day or more with no unpleasant side effects. Leaves show some experimental antiatherogenic and CNS depression activity and the plant contains 0.01% of a crystalline alkaloid, C21H26O8.

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Permalink Reply by Lhiannon on March 1, 2008 at 9:31pm

Thanks a bunch, Sheila...So I guess tea or a cigarette would be the way to go. Thank you for the response. Any others?

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Permalink Reply by Sheila on March 1, 2008 at 9:41pm

I was busy so I just copied and pasted that for you, but now can write a little also. I think that in some ways it depends on the desired affects you want. I would think that smoking it would be faster results maybe, just like other substances, if you smoke or ingest there are differences in how the affect is brought on. I am not really sure as I have not used it. try it one way one time and another way the next and see which you prefer. If you are a non smoker, maybe smoking isn't for you. Me, I would probably do both at the same time, lol. Have fun, and let us know the results you get when you do try it.

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Permalink Reply by Lhiannon on March 1, 2008 at 10:18pm

Hah!! Down the road I probably will do both, LOL. Will try the tea first before bedtime. See what effect that has. Will let you know.

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Permalink Reply by harleylilithnoir on March 1, 2008 at 10:14pm

I have never heard of this herb. Does it have a second more common name I might have heard of it as? And where did you find it?

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Permalink Reply by Lhiannon on March 1, 2008 at 10:26pm

I think it's also called the dream herb--cheech--bitter grass, don't remember where I first saw it. I think I bought it off Ebay. But these Trix aren't for kids. 18+ only!!! Ya know?? Here is the "Wiki" link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calea_zacatechichi

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Permalink Reply by Lhiannon on March 1, 2008 at 11:07pm

Also found these:

http://www.erowid.org/experiences/exp.php?ID=2872
http://www.erowid.org/experiences/exp.php?ID=19511

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Permalink Reply by Lhiannon on March 3, 2008 at 11:11am

I rolled some into a cigarette. i don't know that it made me more lucid about my dreams, but it definitely made me have MORE dreams in one night of a fairly short duration. That said, since I've never been a smoker by nature--I didn't smoke a whole lot of it. Will repeat the experiment on my next day off.

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Permalink Reply by Sheila on March 3, 2008 at 11:37am

Interesting. Thanks for sharing your experience.

Sheila

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Permalink Reply by d'Arqstar on March 10, 2008 at 8:43pm

I find it interesting that it doesn't really effect me BUT in dreams. I might be sensitive to it, but I simply bruised a leaf between my fingers then touched the oil to my tongue. HOURS later when I went to sleep my dreams were FAR more vivid than they've been for a VERY long time. GRANTED, I had had a Reiki attunement earlier that day and THAT might have cleared some "dream" channels as well, but if I try this again with the same or even similar results, I'm going to be VERY impressed with this stuff! LOL!
BTW...does this SMELL familiar to you too, or is it just me?
BB
d'Arqstar

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Permalink Reply by Sheila on March 10, 2008 at 9:44pm

What does it smell like?

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Permalink Reply by d'Arqstar on March 10, 2008 at 10:07pm

To ME it smells like that "herb" that its supposed to be an alternative to! LOL!
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d'Arqstar

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