Pharmako Dynamis. Stimulating Plants, Potions and Herbcraft. Excitantia and Empathogenica.
Berkeley CA: North Atlantic Books, [ 2009 ]. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Small quarto. x + 294pp. Fine black cloth with gilt lettering to spine, b&w illustrations, glossary, refererences, credits, index. A revised updated edition of the second volume of Dale Pendell’s Pharmako trilogy, an encyclopaedic study of the history and uses of psychoactive plants and related synthetics. Though each volume is a stand-alone work, together, the three books form an interrelated suite of works that provide the reader with a comprehensive, reliable, and often personal immersion in the subject. From the publisher: "Pharmako/Dynamis: Stimulating Plants, Potions, and Herbcraft includes a new introduction by the author and 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." Appears "as new" thus near Fine in mylar protected near Fine dust jacket. Item #68524
ISBN: 9781556438882
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