Argyreia (Argyreia)
Description
Argyreia is a genus of plants in the Convolvulaceae family. Natives of the Indian subcontinent spread to numerous areas around the world, including Hawaii , Africa and the Caribbean , can be invasive, although they are often prized for their aesthetic value. There are two botanical varieties. Argyreia nervosa var nervosa and Argyrea nervosa var speciosa , species used in Ayurveda , but with little or no psychoactive value. The plant is a rare example of a plant whose hallucinogenic properties have recently been discovered. While their cousins of the Convolvulaceae family , such as the Rivea corymbosa (Ololiuhqui) and the Ipomoea tricolor (Tlitliltzin), were used in the shamanic rituals of Latin America for centuries, the Hawaiian Argyreia nervosa var nervosa was not traditionally recognized as a hallucinogen. Its properties attracted attention in the 1960s, despite the chemical composition of its seeds It is almost identical to those of the two species mentioned above, and the seeds contain the highest concentration of psychoactive compounds in the whole family. The traditional use of var. Speciosa in India tend to be used leaves and roots of plants, which are not psychoactive, as antiseptic and anti-inflammatory drugs.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Order: Solanales
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Family: Convolvulaceae
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Genus: Argyreia
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