Bakanawa: Psychedelic Plant of Mystery Talking in Technicolor

In this episode Ryan puts out a call to action for the psychedelic community. His research has uncovered a potentially psychedelic plant that is currently unknown to the mainstream culture. In an attempt to encourage collaborative research, Ryan is putting a plea out to the community to collect trip reports, additional information, and shared knowledge about this plant. Watch to learn more about Bakanawa (Scirpus acutus)  Although I stated this multiple times in the video, I feel the need to say this here for anyone not paying attention-- this is not a scheduled drug so it is 100% legal, but that doesn't mean go ingest it. There is simply not enough information out there for this to be considered a safe choice.  



**Special thanks to Dr. Enrique Salmon for helping me research this episode!**



Further Reading/References:  

-Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 1979, Robert A. Bye, "Hallucinogenic Plants of the Tarahumara"  

-Tarahumara Medicine: Ethnobotany and Healing among the Rarámuri of Mexico Hardcover – October 13, 2015 by Fructuoso Irigoyen-Rascón (Author)  

-The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants: Ethnopharmacology and Its Applications by Christian Ratsch (Author), Albert Hofmann (Foreward) (Author)  

-Plants of the Gods Their Sacred, Healing, and Hallucinogenic Powers By Richard Evans Schultes, Albert Hofmann and Christian Rätsch  Sharing Breath With Our Relatives: Raramuri Plant Knowledge, Lexicon, and Cognition, by Enrique Salmon, 1999