has anyone ever tried playing with acacias? several times in my life i have heard various comments regarding them but this is the first definate comment--and there are no links to the "scientific papers" mentioned..... this is a comment from erowid
Abstract
Consumption of Acacia berlandieri Benth. by domestic livestock during periods of drought may result in a locomotor ataxia, as well as having negative effects on intake and male fertility. Four phenolic amines (N-methyl-β-phenethylamine, tyramine, N-methyltyramine, and hordenine), had previously been extracted from the plant, and N-methyl-β-phenethylamine has been shown to negatively impact fertility in female Angora goats. In order to clarify the possible role of other secondary compounds from previous termAcacia berlandierinext term on non-lethal toxicities in domestic livestock, leaf samples collected in the spring and autumn were subjected to rigorous chemical analysis. In addition to the four previously detected amines, 29 other alkaloids and amines were isolated and identified by GC-MS, these including nicotine, nornicotine, mescaline, mimosine, and four amphetamines. A significant increase in the number and relative quantities of these compounds was observed in late season foliage.
Acacia berlandieri treeMethamphetamine has been reported to occur naturally in Acacia berlandieri and possibly Acacia rigidula, trees that grow in west Texas. Acacia trees contain numerous other psychoactive compounds (e.g. amphetamine, mescaline, nicotine, dimethyltryptamine ... [49]), but scientific papers specifically mentioning the presence of methamphetamine did not exist until 1997
Abstract
Consumption of Acacia berlandieri Benth. by domestic livestock during periods of drought may result in a locomotor ataxia, as well as having negative effects on intake and male fertility. Four phenolic amines (N-methyl-β-phenethylamine, tyramine, N-methyltyramine, and hordenine), had previously been extracted from the plant, and N-methyl-β-phenethylamine has been shown to negatively impact fertility in female Angora goats. In order to clarify the possible role of other secondary compounds from previous termAcacia berlandierinext term on non-lethal toxicities in domestic livestock, leaf samples collected in the spring and autumn were subjected to rigorous chemical analysis. In addition to the four previously detected amines, 29 other alkaloids and amines were isolated and identified by GC-MS, these including nicotine, nornicotine, mescaline, mimosine, and four amphetamines. A significant increase in the number and relative quantities of these compounds was observed in late season foliage.
Acacia berlandieri treeMethamphetamine has been reported to occur naturally in Acacia berlandieri and possibly Acacia rigidula, trees that grow in west Texas. Acacia trees contain numerous other psychoactive compounds (e.g. amphetamine, mescaline, nicotine, dimethyltryptamine ... [49]), but scientific papers specifically mentioning the presence of methamphetamine did not exist until 1997






