Stramon, the secret pleasure of the Witches in antiquity

We are sure that you have heard of the strammon on more than one occasion .And that by doing so, almost instinctively, you would have related it to demonic or witchcraft . Also the shamans made regular use of this unique plant, with psychoactive principles, that likes to grow in the most unexpected places… among our fields as a simple weed, camouflaging its lethal essence , its psychoactive power and of course, its active ingredients so interesting for the pharmaceutical industry.

Now, but if the stramonium is known for something, it is for being the witches plant. Do you want to know what they used it for? We are sure that you will be interested in the whole associated tradition to this striking element of our nature, that right now, it may be growing in your own garden.

Would you know how to identify it?

Stramonium and its tropanic alkaloids

Its seeds are black, dark like a raven's wing, like gleaming carbon diamonds and disturbing.They are found in a kind of capsule of the plant itself when it matures, and in fact, it takes just over 5 grams of its seeds or leaves to approach the door of death .

It is very toxic, so much so that the stramonium has the record in poisoning with plants, because there are many people who consume it either out of curiosity, as a psychotropic, or as a means to reach «certain experiences». It's very dangerous!

Stramon, the secret pleasure of the Witches in antiquity

The stramium contains multiple tropanic alkaloids , such as hiosciamine, scopolamine and atropine.

By consuming either its leaves or its seeds, we will suffer delusions and hallucinations for several hours, or even days.If you exceed the dose, you can die.

You will find it curious, but some people get to consume stramon honey .And yes, it is sweet but equally toxic.

Using the correct, precise doses and appropriate (something that only a pharmacist or expert can do), allows us to treat various ailments such as asthma or epilepsy.However, its medicinal use falls within the pharmaceutical industry, we should never use of the stramonium personally.

In many regions of Africa, for their part, they use this plant as usual hallucinogen.

As a curiosity, we will tell you that in 1666, in Jamestown, in the United States, a whole regiment of soldiers became intoxicated with strammon.Their state of aggression and madness was so extreme that they had no choice but to lock them up for a few days in jail.
Does the sound of burundanga sound to you? It is also known as the rapist's drug.Actually, this compound was discovered in 1881 by Albert Ladenburg by isolating scopolamine from the stram.

Stramon, the secret pleasure of the Witches in antiquity

Now, but if there is one aspect by which the strammon is known, it is considered the favorite plant of the witches.Bad languages said that they spread their Brooms with essence of this plant to feel pleasure every time they rode on them.A strange and at the same time shocking idea, which is collected in books such as «General history of drugs» by Antonio Escohotado.

Stramon, the secret pleasure of the Witches in antiquity

However, everyone knows I know that witches, or simply, women who knew a lot about the art and properties of plants, not only used stramonium, they also knew about the utilities of belladonna or mandragora.

The vulgar believes , and the witches confess, that on certain days and nights they spread a stick and ride it to reach a certain place, or they anoint themselves under the arms, and in other places where hair grows, and sometimes they carry amulets between the hair.

As you can see the theme associated with the magical tradition of certain plants is always interesting.Is it called the same way?

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