Talk:Calea ternifolia (botany)
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Calea ternifolia (botany) | |
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Calea ternifolia |
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Taxonomical nomenclature | |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Unranked | Angiosperms |
Unranked | Eudicots |
Unranked | Asterids |
Order | Asterales |
Family | Asteraceae |
Genus | Calea |
Species | C. ternifolia |
Common nomenclature | |
Common names | Calea zacatechichi, Dream Herb, Bitter Grass |
Constituents | |
Active constituents | Flavones, Sesquiterpenes |
Calea zacatechichi is a medium sized shrub that has reportedly been used by the Chontal indians of Mexico as a hallucinogen. Its dried leaves are used before sleep to increase dreaming. Its effects are not well documented.