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Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is a white, crystalline solid and was first synthesised in 1931. It is found in numerous species of plants. South American shamans have been ingesting DMT in the form of Ayahuasca or snuffs for hundreds of years. DMT is a very powerful, natural hallucinogen.
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| IUPAC name: N,N-dimethyltryptamine, Dimethyltryptamine, or 3-(2-dimethylaminoethyl)-indole | ||||
| CAS number 61-50-7 | ATC code ? | |||
| Chemical formula | C12H16N2 | |||
| Molecular weight | 188.2718 | |||
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| Excretion | Urine | |||
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| Delivery | Vaporized, Taken Orally | |||
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DMT is naturally secreted by the human pineal gland and is believed to play a role in dreaming and possibly near-death experiences and other mystical states. It has been suggested by the researcher Jace Callaway that DMT is connected with visual dreaming.
When used as a drug, DMT is a very powerful yet short-lasting (10-15 minutes) hallucinogen (or entheogen), with onset in seconds. On its own, it is inert orally, and must be smoked or injected. However, DMT can be rendered orally active when taken in combination with a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) which greatly increases the length of the trip. This is the combination used in the shamanic potion, ayahuasca.
The effects are similar to other psychedelics, but tend to be much more enveloping and intense, with the user more of a passive observer than with other psychedelics.
Interesting non-scientific writers on DMT include Terence McKenna & Jeremy Narby, though many people will take them with several pinches of salt. McKenna writes of his experiences with DMT in which he encounters entities he describes as "Self-Transforming Machine Elves". Other users report visitation from external intelligences attempting to impart information. These Machine Elf experiences are said to be shared by many DMT users. From a research perspective, perhaps best known is Rick Strassman's "."
Slang names for DMT include 'Businessman's Lunch', 'Snakes', and 'Dimitri'.
DMT is classified as a Schedule I drug.
DMT is classified as a Schedule III drug.
DMT is classified as a Schedule I/Class A drug.
In Brazil there are a number of religious movements based on the use of Ayahuasca, usually in an animistic context that may be shamanistic or, more often, mixed with Christian imagery.
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