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! Substance effect class
! Substance effect class
! Regions/Cultures of use
! Regions/Cultures of use
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! [[African dream herb]]
| ''[[Entada rheedii]]''
| Seed
| [[Oneirogen]]
| The species is employed in African traditional medicine to induce vivid dreams, enabling communication with the spirit world. The inner meat of the seed would be either consumed directly, or the meat would be chopped, dried, mixed with other herbs like tobacco and smoked just before sleep to induce the desired dreams.<ref>[http://www.entheology.org/edoto/anmviewer.asp?a=384 "Entada rheedii - African Dream Herb"], www.entheology.org</ref>
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! [[African dream root]]
| ''[[Silene undulata]]''
| Root: Possibly triterpenoid saponins
| [[Oneirogen]]
| Xhosa people of South Africa.<ref name="Sobiecki">{{cite journal | author = J. F. Sobiecki | url = http://www.sahumanities.org.za/uploads/41553940-4b19-4e56-b576-4353a5485138/sobiecki.pdf | title = A review of plants used in divination in southern Africa and their psychoactive effects | journal = Southern African Humanities | volume = 20 | pages = 333–351 | date = 2008}}</ref>
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! [[Angel's trumpet]]
! [[Angel's trumpet]]
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| [[Psychedelic]]
| [[Psychedelic]]
| South America; people of the Amazon Rainforest. [[União do Vegetal|UDV]] of Brazil and United States.
| South America; people of the Amazon Rainforest. [[União do Vegetal|UDV]] of Brazil and United States.
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! [[Bitter-grass]]
| ''[[Calea ternifolia]]''
| Leaf: Caleicines and caleochromenes
| [[Oneirogen]]
| The Chontal people of Oaxaca reportedly use the plant, known locally as ''thle-pela-kano'', during divination.
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! [[Bolivian torch cactus]]
! [[Bolivian torch cactus]]
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| [[Psychedelic]]
| [[Psychedelic]]
| Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru as part of [[ayahuasca]].
| Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru as part of [[ayahuasca]].
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! [[Chili pepper]]
| ''[[Capsicum]]'' spp.
| Fruit: [[Capsaicin]]
| [[Deliriant]]
| "While the Inca may have recognized chili’s potent spiritual medicine, they weren’t the only culture to do so. Chilies were mixed with tobacco and other plants by shamans and medicine people in pre-Columbian Central America  to aid in journeys to the upper and lower worlds on behalf of mankind."<ref>{{cite web|title=Magical and Historical Uses for Chili Pepper and Cayenne|url=https://www.thepracticalherbalist.com/holistic-medicine-library/chili-pepper-historys-hot-pepper/|website=The Practical Herbalist|date=3 November 2015}}</ref>
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! [[Christmas vine]]
! [[Christmas vine]]
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| ''[[Salvia divinorum]]''
| ''[[Salvia divinorum]]''
| Leaf: [[Salvinorin A]] and other [[salvinorin]]s
| Leaf: [[Salvinorin A]] and other [[salvinorin]]s
| [[Psychedelic]]
| [[Dissociative]]
| Mazatec<ref name="Valdés1983p287">[[#refValdes1983|Valdés, Díaz & Paul 1983]], p.&nbsp;287.</ref>
| Mazatec<ref name="Valdés1983p287">[[#refValdes1983|Valdés, Díaz & Paul 1983]], p.&nbsp;287.</ref>
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| [[Psychedelic]]
| [[Psychedelic]]
| 2C-B is used as [[entheogen]] by the Sangoma, Nyanga, and Amagqirha people over their traditional plants. It is referred to as Ubulawu Nomathotholo, which roughly translates to "''Medicine of the Singing Ancestors''".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tacethno.com/info/2cb/2cbhistory.html#South%20Africa |title=2CB chosen over traditional entheogen's by South African healers. |publisher=Tacethno.com |date=2008-03-27 |access-date=May 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/2cb/2cb_article1.shtml The Nexus Factor - An Introduction to 2C-B] Erowid</ref><ref>[http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/show_image.php?i=2cb/ubulawu_pack.jpg Ubulawu Nomathotholo Pack] Photo by Erowid. © 2002 Erowid.org</ref>
| 2C-B is used as [[entheogen]] by the Sangoma, Nyanga, and Amagqirha people over their traditional plants. It is referred to as Ubulawu Nomathotholo, which roughly translates to "''Medicine of the Singing Ancestors''".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tacethno.com/info/2cb/2cbhistory.html#South%20Africa |title=2CB chosen over traditional entheogen's by South African healers. |publisher=Tacethno.com |date=2008-03-27 |access-date=May 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/2cb/2cb_article1.shtml The Nexus Factor - An Introduction to 2C-B] Erowid</ref><ref>[http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/show_image.php?i=2cb/ubulawu_pack.jpg Ubulawu Nomathotholo Pack] Photo by Erowid. © 2002 Erowid.org</ref>
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! [[4-Hydroxy-5-methoxydimethyltryptamine]] (psilomethoxin)
| 4-Hydroxy-5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine
| [[Psychedelic]]
| Psilomethoxin is used as a religious sacrament by the ''Church of Psilomethoxin''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Church of Psilomethoxin |url=https://psilomethoxin.com/}}</ref>
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! [[5-MeO-DMT]]
! [[5-MeO-DMT]]
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| [[Psychedelic]]
| [[Psychedelic]]
| Used by League for Spiritual Discovery (LSD), and the Neo-American Church.
| Used by League for Spiritual Discovery (LSD), and the Neo-American Church.
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! [[MDMA]]
| (RS)-1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-N-methylpropan-2-amine
| [[Entactogen]]
| Small doses of [[MDMA]] are used as an entheogen to enhance prayer or meditation by some religious practitioners.<ref name="MDMA and Religion">[http://csp.org/practices/entheogens/docs/saunders-ecstasy_rel.html MDMA and Religion]. CSP. Retrieved on 11 June 2011.</ref>
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! [[Muscimol]]
! [[Muscimol]]
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