Worldwide, there are plants known as psychoactive plants that naturally contain psychedelic active components. They have a high concentration of neuroprotective substances that can interact with the nervous system to produce psychedelic effects. Despite these plants' hazardous potential, recreational use of them is on the rise because of their psychoactive properties. Early neuroscience studies relied heavily on psychoactive plants and plant natural products (NPs), and both recreational and hazardous NPs have contributed significantly to the understanding of almost all neurotransmitter systems. Worldwide, there are many plants that contain psychoactive properties, and people have been using them for ages. Psychoactive plant compounds may significantly alter how people perceive the world.
1. J Ethnopharmacol. 1995 Dec 1;49(2):81-9. doi: 10.1016/0378-8741(95)90035-7. Alkaloids of Datura ferox from Argentina. Vitale AA(1), Acher A, Pomilio AB. Author information: (1)Deparatamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Chromatographic procedures (HPLC, GC-MS) are outlined in this paper for the analysis of alkaloids in poisonous Datura ferox seeds of Argentina, from which previously only quantitative analysis for scopolamine was known. Five additional tropane alkaloids are now identified as 3 alpha-tigloyloxytropane (tigloyltropeine), 3-phenylacetoxy-6 beta,7 beta-epoxytropane (3-phenylacetoxyscopine), aposcopolamine (apohyoscine), 7 beta-hydroxy-6 beta-propenyloxy-3 alpha-tropoyloxytropane, traces of 7 beta-hydroxy-6 beta-isovaleroyloxy-3 alpha-tigloyloxytropane and a pyrrolidine alkaloid, hygrine. Two new structures, 3-phenylacetoxy-6 beta,7 beta-epoxytropane (3-phenylacetoxyscopine) and 7 beta-hydroxy-6 beta-propenyloxy-3 alpha-tropolyoxytropane, are proposed on the basis of their spectra. Hyoscyamine, nicotine and tropane N-oxides were not detected in all samples studied. DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(95)90035-7 PMID: 8847888 [Indexed for MEDLINE] 2. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 1965 Feb;13(2):217-20. doi: 10.1248/cpb.13.217. Studies on the alkaloids of the root of Physalis alkekengi. (1). Isolation of 3-alpha-tigloyloxytropane. Yamaguchi H, Nishimoto K. DOI: 10.1248/cpb.13.217 PMID: 5863467 [Indexed for MEDLINE]