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"Ololiuqui" Morning Glories From Mexico

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The beautiful morning glory (Ipomoea tricolor) is highly-prized by native Indians of Mexico for their medicinal and religious rituals. The black, angular seeds are called "tlitliltzin" and they contain the alkaloid ergine (d-lysergic acid amide), better known as natural LSD.

Another Mexican morning glory called "ololiuqui" (Turbina corymbosa) is highly-prized by native Indians for their medicinal and religious rituals. The seeds contain the alkaloid ergine (d-lysergic acid amide), better known as natural LSD. [Note: This species is also listed as Rivea corymbosa and Ipomoea burmanni.]

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