Plant Intoxicants: A Classic Text on the Use of Mind-Altering Plants

Healing Arts Press, 1995, softcover, index, 266 pages, condition: as new.

This pioneering study of psychoactive plants and their role in society, initially published in 1855, is one of the first books to examine the cultivation, preparation, and consumption of the worlds major stimulants and inebriants. It presents a fascinating panorama of the world-wide use of psychoactive plants in the nineteenth century.

"Plant Intoxicants illustrates an enchanting universal use of psychoactive plants in the nineteenth century. The author, Baron Ernst Von Bibra brings to the subject a keen intellect, an engaging sense of humor, and a refreshing open-mindedness unusual for his, or any other time."

ENGLISH TRANSLATION, FROM GERMAN, OF THE ORIGINAL 1855 TEXT.