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SinicuichiFAMILY : Lythraceae (Loosestrife) GENUS : Heimia SPECIES : salicifolia, myrtifolia COMMON NAMES : Sun Opener, Sinicuichi, Shrubby Yellowcrest IDENTIFICATION : Heimia salicifolia grows to 10 feet while Heimia myrtifolia grows about 3 feet. Each have small yellow flowers. It is legal to possess in the U.S. USAGE : The plucked leaves are allowed to wilt slightly, are crushed in water (or liquefied in blender), permitted to ferment for a day in the sun, and drunk. If fresh material is not available, dried herb may be steeped in hot water and allowed to sit in the sun for 1 day before drinking. Ten grams dried herb or equivalent of fresh leaves suggested as starting dose. -- From the legal highs faq EFFECTS : Sinicuichi has been called an "auditory hallucinogen". Richard Evans Schultes says of it: Sounds seem to come distorted from a great distance. This plant typifies an hallucinogen of which the hallucinogenic characteristics are auditory, not visual. The natives believe that sinicuichi has sacred or supernatural qualities, since they hold that it helps them recall evens which took place many years earlier as if they had happened yesterday; others assert that they are able, with sinicuichi, to remember pre-natal events. The Legal Highs FAQ says: The pleasant drowsiness, skeletal muscle relaxation, slowing of heartbeat, dilation of coronary vessels, inhibition of acetylcholine, enhancement of epinephrine, slight reduction of blood pressure, cooling of body, mild intoxication and giddiness, darkening of vision, auditory hallucinations (sounds seem distant), and increased memory function. CONTRAINDICATIONS AND WARNINGS: No hangover or undesirable side effects. Overindulgence causes golden-yellow tinge to vision on following day. Continued immoderate use may eventually hamper memory. ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS: Vertine (Cryogenine), possibly psychoactive alkaloid, Lythrine, diuretic alkaloid. information taken from erowid.org This information is explicitly intended FOR EDUCATION and INFORMATION ONLY.
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