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Glossary
Generating god within. A term proposed by Carl Ruck, Jeremy Bigwood, Danny Staples, Jonathan Ott, and R. Gordon Wasson, as a replacement for such terms as psychedelic, hallucinogen, psychotomimetic, and a host of other words used to denote the plants and substances of
ENTHEOGEN:
the phantastica. EPILEPTISANT: Causing epilepsy or epileptic reactions. EPINEPHRINE: Adrenaline, a hormone produced by the adrenal glands. ETHANOLPHILIC: Attracted to alcohol, alcohol-loving. EUPHORIANT: A substance producing euphoria, feelings of blissful pleasure. EXOTERIC: Relating to the external, suitable for non-initiates. FEBRIFUGE: Antipyretic, an agent that reduces fever. FLAVONOIDS: Naturally occurring phenolic compounds, often colored, such
as coumarins and anthocyanins. Many flavonoids are biologically active. Research into the pharmaceutical usefulness of flavonoids is continuing. GENOTYPE: The genetic constitution of a cell or organism, as contrasted with its phenotype, the outward, observable properties. GLYCOSIDE: Large organic molecules common in plants that can be broken up to produce sugars, usually through hydrolysis. HALOTHANE: A nonexplosive synthetic anesthetic. HARMINE: A P-carboline found in the ayahuasca vine (Banisteriopsis caapi) and in Syrian rue (Peganum harmala) along with hamaline. Both harmine and harmaline are monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAO-Is). HERMETICISM: A philosophical school based on the writings of Hermes Trismegistus, and associated with magical and alchemical traditions. HEXANE: C^I^, an aliphatic hydrocarbon and a major component of gasoline. HOMEOSTASIS: Physiological equilibrium, and the tendency to return to same. HOOPA: An indigenous people living in northwestern California. HORDEAE: The barley tribe of the grass family. HYDROCARBON: A molecule composed of hydrogen and carbon, such as methane, ethylene, acetylene, and paraffin. HYDROLYSIS: A chemical reaction of a compound with water, the H and-OH parts of the water molecule attaching themselves to the dissociated parts of the reacting compound. HYDROXYL: An -OH functional group in organic molecules, designated by the prefix "hydroxy." HYDROPHYTE: A plant adapted to water or wet environments. HYOSCYAMINE: A poisonous tropane alkaloid related to atropine and scopolamine common in many plants of the nightshade family. INFLORESCENCE: The flowering part of a plant. ISOMER: A compound having the same molecular formula as another compound, but differing in structure. ISOQUINOLINE: Alkaloids such as morphine and papaverine that contain a C9N double ring. KAVALACTONE: Any of a number of compounds related to kavain, with various substitutions, found in the many varieties of the kava plant. KEFIR: A beverage of fermented cow's milk. LACTIFER: a glandular process or group of cells in a plant that produce latex. LAETRILE: Amygdalin (q.v.) LIGAND: A general term for a molecule that binds to a receptor.