Plants and Religion


Perspectives on the academic study of plants and spirituality

Plants

Below is a list of psychoactive plants on which the working group intends to focus.  This list is open to modification and expansion as interests evolve, but has been provided to act a starting point for research, investigation, and discussion.  The list is not intended to be exhaustive, as there are other sources from which more robust lists can be acquired, Erowid being one of the most prominent.

Common name Genus/Species
Amanitas Amanita muscaria
Ayahuasca Banisteriopsis Caapi
Brugmansia Brugmansia spp.
Cannabis Cannabis sativa
Chacruna Psychotria viridis, spp.
Coca Erythroxylum coca
Coffee Coffea arabica
Datura Datura spp.
Ergot Claviceps purpurea
Morning Glory Ipomoea violacea
Mimosa Mimosa tenuiflora (=hostilis)
Mushrooms Psilocybe spp.; Panaeolus spp.
Parika (Virola) Virola theidora
Peyote Lophophora williamsii
San Pedro Trichocereus spp.
Salvia divinorum Salvia divinorum
Syrian Rue Peganum harmala
Tobacco Nicotiana tabacum, rusticum