Sceletium o. Mesembryanthemum tortuosum = Kanna/= Kou- o. kauwgoed/= Mittagsblume/= Channa

Vergleich: Siehe: Caryophylalles.

Wirkung: psycho-active/

Allerlei: sinds pre-historische tijden gebruikt door jagers/verzamelaars en boeren die in Zuid-Afrika rondtrokken. Als snuiftabak gebruikt en ook gerookt.

Sceletium tortuosum is one of the oldest mesembs known to the western world. It became known to the early colonizers of the Cape in the 17th century and has been cultivated in England since 1732. It was first described

and given a Latin binomial by Carl von Linnaeus, in 1753. The Khoisan people of South Africa, who use the plant in folk medicine, introduced this mood elevating plant to the western world.

In recent years, preparations from Sceletium tortuosum used as anti-depressants/to reduce anxiety.

Plants are climbing or creeping.

Sceletium tortuosum contains mesembrine and the related alkaloids mesembranol and mesembranone. Mesembrine is known for its effects on the central nervous system. The compounds also act as serotonin-uptake inhibitors,

and in specified doses act as anti-depressants, minor tranquilizers and anxiolytics used in the treatment of mild to moderate depression, psychological and psychiatric disorders where anxiety is present, major depressive

episodes, alcohol and drug dependence, bulimia nervosa, and obsessive-compulsive disorders (U.S.Patent 6 288 104). Smith et al. (1996) review the data about Sceletium accumulated over 300 years; they record the original

folk methods for preparing 'Kougoed' and document its psychoactive properties by reporting on the experiences of several test subjects.

[Pascale Chesselet]

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