This is a list of plant species that, when consumed by humans, are known or suspected to produce psychoactive effects: changes in nervous system function that alter perception, mood, consciousness, cognition or behavior. Many of these plants are used intentionally as psychoactive drugs, for medicinal, religious, and/or recreational purposes.

Grown all over the world, cannabis is probably the most-widespread plant with psychoactive properties. Known for its characteristic leaves, the plant is used in religious practices in India and Africa (and probably elsewhere) and is sometimes used illicitly in the United States and Europe, though its legal status is changing in many places.

Psychoactive plants include, but are not limited to, the following examples: Cannabis: cannabinoids; Tobacco: nicotine, anabasine, and other Nicotinic agonists, as well as beta-carboline alkaloids; Coca: cocaine, ecgonine and other coca alkaloids; Opium Poppy: morphine, codeine, thebaine, papaverine, noscapine, and narceine

Jan 11, 2024 · Psychoactive plants are those that affect the mind if they are properly ingested, and depending on the specific plant, their psychoactive properties induce unique responses in the brain.

Psychoactive plants are plants that people ingest in the form of simple or complex preparations in order to affect the mind or alter the state of consciousness. [ 1 ] Psychoactivity may include sedative , stimulant , euphoric , deliriant , and hallucinogenic effects.

Jun 29, 2023 · Many plant species have been consumed by humans for the psychoactive effects they produce. These effects can vary as some psychoactive compounds affect mood and cognitive behavior, while others alter consciousness and have hallucinogenic effects.

Feb 2, 2024 · Psychoactive plants refer to botanical species that contain chemical compounds that influence the central nervous system upon ingestion or interaction with the human body. These plants produce substances that can alter perception, mood, consciousness, or behavior by affecting the brain's neural pathways and neurotransmitter systems.

Psychoactive fungi with potent hallucinogenic compounds include the famous red and white-capped mushroom, Amanita muscaria, and the cereal grain fungus ergot (Claviceps spp.). The ritual use of peyote in Mexico and North America goes deep into the past.

Plants containing those compounds are thus known as mind-altering (active) or psychoactive plants. Their effects may be separated into hallucinogenic, stimulating, or depressing properties depending on the plant used and the present compounds, which …

Psychoactive plants, particularly those that alter perception were and continue to be considered sacred in many societies. They are often referred to as plants of the gods, plant teachers, or magical and healing plants.