Pharmako/Dynamis, Revised and Updated - Stimulating Plants, Potions, and Herbcraft (Paperback, Updated, Revised Ed.)

***This paperback edition has a new introduction by the author and updated content.
This is the second volume of North Atlantic Books' updated paperback edition of Dale Pendell's "Pharmako" trilogy, an encyclopedic study of the history and uses of psychoactive plants and related synthetics first published between 1995 and 2005. The books form an interrelated suite of works that provide the reader with a unique, reliable, and often personal immersion in this medically, culturally, and spiritually fascinating subject. All three books are beautifully designed and illustrated, and are written with unparalleled authority, erudition, playfulness, and range.
"Pharmako/Dynamis: Stimulating Plants, Potions, and Herbcraft" includes a new introduction by the author and as in previous editions focuses on stimulants (including coffee, tea, chocolate, and coca and its derivatives) and empathogens (notably Ecstasy). Each substance is explored in detail, not only with information on its history, pharmacology, preparation, and cultural and esoteric correspondences, but also the subtleties of each plant's effect on consciousness in a way that only poets can do. The whole concoction is sprinkled with abundant quotations from famous writers, creating a literary brew as intoxicating as its subject.
The "Pharmako" series also includes "Pharmako/Poeia" (which covers tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, opiates, salvia divinorum, and other substances) and "Pharmako/Gnosis" (which addresses psychedelics and shamanic plants).

General

Imprint:	North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Pharmako, 2
Release date:	September 2010
First published:	September 2010
Authors:	Dale Pendell
Dimensions:	235 x 178 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	293
Edition:	Updated, Revised Ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-55643-803-5
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Alternative therapies, healing & health Books > Medicine > Complementary medicine > Traditional medicine & remedies > General Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Alternative therapies, healing & health
LSN:	1-55643-803-6
Barcode:	9781556438035

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