“The genus Acacia in Australia is represented by hundreds of native species, and has been subject to a wide variety of uses by the indigenous people of that continent.”
Biography
Snu Voogelbreinder is an amateur ethnobotanist based in Australia. He has been researching naturally-occurring psychoactive substances, consciousness and the nature of reality for nearly 30 years, and has a deep passion for the natural world and its conservation. Snu has been published in the journal Eleusis, and in 2009 self-published the encyclopaedic volume Garden Of Eden – The Shamanic Use of Psychoactive Flora and Fauna, and the Study of Consciousness. Snu was also a contributor to The Manual of Psychedelic Support (2015).
Psychoactive Acacia Spp. In Australia & Their Alkaloids.
Transcript abstract
The genus Acacia in Australia is represented by hundreds of native species, and has been subject to a wide variety of uses by the indigenous people of that continent. This paper offers a historic overview of ethnobotanical uses of Australian Acacia spp. that are suggestive of psychoactivity. Modern phytochemical investigation into the genus is discussed, including an overview of the large contributions made to this field by amateur researchers. Finally, a summary and discussion of the alkaloid content of Australian Acacia spp. is presented.
