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List of substances used in rituals

List of substances used in rituals is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of substances used in rituals rather than just read about it. In short: This page lists substances used in ritual context. Psychoactive substances may be illegal to obtain, while non-psychoactive substances are legal, generally.

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Reference excerpt

This page lists substances used in ritual context. Psychoactive substances may be illegal to obtain, while non-psychoactive substances are legal, generally.

Psychoactive use

This sections lists entheogens; drugs that are consumed for their intoxicating effect in combination with spiritual practice.

Hallucinogens used in rituals This is a list of species and genera that are used as entheogens or are used in an entheogenic concoction (such as ayahuasca). For ritualistic use they may be classified as hallucinogens. The active principles and historical significance of each are also listed to illustrate the requirements necessary to be categorized as an entheogen. The psychoactive substances are usually classified as soft drugs in terms of drug harmfulness.

Animal

Mushroom

Plant

Chemicals Many man-made chemicals with little human history have been recognized to catalyze intense spiritual experiences, and many synthetic entheogens are simply slight modifications of their naturally occurring counterparts. Some synthetic substances like 4-AcO-DMT are thought to be prodrugs that metabolize into psychoactive substances that have been used as entheogens. While synthetic DMT and mescaline are reported to have identical entheogenic qualities as extracted or plant-based sources, the experience may wildly vary due to the lack of numerous psychoactive alkaloids that constitute the material. This is similar to how isolated THC produces very different effects than an extract that retains the many cannabinoids of the plant such as cannabidiol and cannabinol. A pharmaceutical version of the entheogenic brew ayahuasca is called Pharmahuasca.

Prodrugs

This page lists non-psychedelic psychoactive substances which are consumed in ritual contexts for their consciousness-altering effects. Non-psychoactive consumption like symbolic ingestion of psychoactive substances is not mentioned here.

Non-hallucinogenic substances used in rituals This is a list of psychoactive substances which are consumed in ritual contexts for their consciousness-altering effects. Some of these drugs are classified as hard drugs in terms of drug harmfulness.

Plant The plant parts are listed to prevent accidents. For example, kava roots should always be used because the leaves of the plant are known to cause hepatoxicity and death.

Alcohol

Chemicals

Poly drug use

Alternative medicine

Animal

Complements to psychoactive substances

Sober use

Non-psychoactive substances

Psychoactive substances Shown in the table below, Aztec tobacco, morning glories, and Syrian rue (also listed in the § Psychoactive use table), and cacao beans are (mildly) psychoactive when consumed.

Psychedelic substances used in sober rituals

Flora

Non-psychedelic substances used in sober rituals

Alcohol

Worked examples

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of substances used in rituals ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

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In the classroom: List of substances used in rituals is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Biological sources of psychoactive drugs, Comparison of psychoactive substances, Drug-related lists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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This page lists substances used in ritual context. Psychoactive substances may be illegal to obtain, while non-psychoactive substances are legal, generally.

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