Looking for the name of a plant...

[Psyolopher]

I heard rumors along time ago, and i just remembered it now for a some mysterious reason.

But, an old friend of mine said...
that if you barely get the juice from the plant on your finger you feel like you're flying and u giggle alot.

But if you eat it or do the dose up, it will kill you...or mostly likely would.
It was supposed to be used as posion, so its deadly to swollow ive heard.

Whats the name of this plant?

And where the fudge does it grow?

 

[deadflagblues]

ahhh the infamous LSD bush...
its almost extinct you know?
hahaha just kidding sounds interesting ive joined you in your search for this mystical plant

 

[Affirmatory]

I would say anything with high amounts of atropine and scopolamine.

Datura, Brugmansia, etc...

 

[deadflagblues]

^ good point! the flying sensation and risk of death are common characteristics of the nightshade family. and ive read many times that they were used as poisons throughout history.

 

[lenie]

i don't really think you will start giggling on datura :lol:
maybe you should look in a list of poisoness plants.

 

[mrvitorsky]

The deadly nightshade/belladonna? I hear extremely small amounts make you trip and larger amounts kill you.

 

[Psyolopher]

Thanks, interesting suggestions.
But, if i remember right....its within the Hemlock family.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemlock
Again not sure.

Its not Datura.

 

[mrvitorsky]

Is it simply http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/h/hemloc18.html
the Hemlock?(synonyms: Herb Bennet. Spotted Corobane. Musquash Root. Beaver Poison. Poison Hemlock. Poison Parsley. Spotted Hemlock. Kex. Kecksies.)

But the belladonna used to be used in "witches brews" and it would be called the flying ointment or some shit, sounds exactly like what you said. Sure its not the belladonna?

 

[Psyolopher]

Well, now we have a dilemma innit!
Still not sure.
Thanks for the link btw. Interesting.

 

[Psyolopher]

Well Hemlock is just pure deadly, cant find any recreational drug use.

but Belladonna sounds about right, the dosage is barely juice on the finger right?

 

[Affirmatory]

Well wiki says 10 berries can kill a human. There is no proper dosage for these plants, but even a small amount would poison you.

I wouldn't do it.

 

[Psyolopher]

Allright.
So i will stay away then.

Thanks!

 

[Affirmatory]

Maybe you are thinking of Henbane? It is a type of nightshade.

 

[MindAsh]

I would say anything with high amounts of atropine and scopolamine.

Datura, Brugmansia, etc...

id have to concur with this tho more likely scopolamine as atropine is poorly recived through the skin hence why any tropane alkaloid containing plants like datura were used as main ingredients in witch's flying ointments because when applied topically they were less toxic than if ingested due to the atropine being less active if at all and atropine is usually responsible for deaths related to datura/mandrake/henbane/deadly nightshade ect

 

[JJJ]

I don't really believe there is any plant that can poison you through the skin. I'd say this story is a kind of urban myth, mixing up stories about nightshades and perhaps the LSD discovery by Albert Hoffman.

 

[MrEmo]

nightshades can poison through the skin