Cestrum spp.
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :
Solanaceae
Genus :
Cestrum
Species :
nocturnum (=hirtellum); parqui (=salicifolium, virgatum)
COMMON NAMES
Jessamine; Palquit
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Unknown
DESCRIPTION
Cestrum parqui and C. nocturnum are mid-sized bushes native to Central and South America. Various parts including the leaves, bark, berries, and flowers are used in smoking blends, as tea, or ingested as a hallucinogen. There is little specific info about the use of this plant as a psychoactive.
GENERAL INFORMATION #
Hasana: C. nocturnum L., by Müller-Ebeling, Rätsch, and Shahi
HEALTH #
Cestrum nocturnum Health Concerns, by Erowid
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
EXPERIENCES #
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OFF-SITE RESOURCES
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
Cestrum nocturnum; Queen of the Night, Alchemy Works
MEDIA COVERAGE #
The Phantom Jasmine, Oct 4 2004, LA Weekly