Ipomoea violacea Linnaeus

Ipomoea violacea Linnaeus
Family: Bunkova
Genus: Morning Glory
Other names: there is morning glow, bindweed morning glory, morning glory, flying saucer, morning glory tricolor, morning glory red-blue, blue morning glory. In the pharmaceutical and ethnobotanical literature seeds ipomea known under the name of ololiuqui.
Forms and varieties of ipomea
Botanically were described two types of bindweed of Ipoly:
1. Ipomoea violacea var. rubrocaerulea Hook.;
2. Ipomoea violacea var. tricolor Cav.
Worldwide grown many cultivated varieties of ipomea as ornamental plants.
Synonyms:
1. Morning glory techcity (Ipomoea tricolor Cav.);
2. Morning glory red-blue (Ipomoea rubrocaerulea Hook.);
3. Bindweed morning glory (Ipomoea violacea Lunan et aucl mult., non L.);
4. Pharbitis red-cyan (Pharbitis rubrocaerulea (Hook.) Planch.).


The history of ipomea

So far failed to confirm the assumption that morning glory is Antiochene plant from the time of the Aztecs, known as "tlitliltzin". Substance use ipomea in divination and healing rituals been documented since the late colonial period.
Morning glory was first botanically described by Carl Linnaeus. Since that time, bindweed morning glory was repeatedly described under other names. The process of artificial cultivation of ipomea led to external changes plants, as well as to the creation of new varieties, which are considered, as previously described species.
Many inexperienced shamans, growers and breeders often confuse the morning glory plant called ololiuqui (Turbina corymbosa). This fact was the reason that the seeds of ipomea often mistakenly called ololiuqui.
The proliferation of ipomea

Morning glory - is a plant that is native to tropical regions of Mexico. Currently morning glory used as a garden ornamental plants (many species) in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. In temperate zones, morning glory is found only as a decorative annuals.


The appearance of ipomea

Morning glory - a climbing plant that can grow up to 3 metres in length (height). Leaves ipomea heart. The first two leaves that develop from the young shoots of ipomea covered the so-called "mesh small cracks". This characteristic of young plants of ipomea is a sure way to determine the type of seedlings.
In the Mexican tropics, bindweed morning glory flower all year round. The morning glory can often be seen in full bloom in February or March. In temperate zones, where bindweed morning glory grows only as annuals, the flowering period falls between July and October (depending on the cultivar of ipomea). Flowers ipomea growing in the wild form, have a brilliant purple color and grow not more than 8 cm in width. Flowers ipomea cultural varieties can grow more than 10 cm, and have a blue, pink or white. Flowers ipomea unfold in the morning and close to dusk (often after about four hours). Seeds ipomea black, oblong-shaped, from 7 mm to 8 mm in length and about 4 mm in width.
Bindweed morning glory is very often confused with purple morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea), as well as with many other types of ipomea.
Morning glory - the psychoactive plant

Psychoactive parts of the plant are the seeds of ipomea.

Effects of ipomea

Consumption (chewing) seeds ipomea can cause such deep side effects as nausea, vomiting, malaise. These effects are the result of insolubility in water alkaloids and other chemicals found in the seeds. The least amount of side effects was recorded during the use of the extract on the basis of crushed seeds ipomea. Extracts from seeds of ipomea have different hallucinogenic effects. Most people in the West who experimented with seeds of ipomea, as a rule, have no desire to repeat the experiment.
Seeds ipomea also have a stimulating effect on the uterus, probably because of the content of ergonovine. Therefore it is not recommended to use the seeds of ipomea during pregnancy.
The legality of ipomea

Seeds ipomea sold in flower shops and greenhouses, usually called ipomea tricolor. Morning glory is not subject to legal restrictions.

Preparation and dosage of ipomea

Among the many Indian tribes acceptable dosage consists of not more than twenty-six seeds ipomea. Seeds ipomea ritual prepared and presented 10-15-year-old virgin. Methods of cooking and eating seeds ipomea more or less the same for all the peoples of Oaxaca.
According to Soldes (botanist researcher) low dosage of plants is from 20 to 50 seeds ipomea, moderate dosages from 50 to 150 PCs, and high dosage is 300 or more seeds ipomea. Soldes argued that only if you use more than 100 seeds ipomea, man is able to perceive LSD-like effects.
Extract, prepared on the basis of cold water and three hundred milled seeds ipomea, approximately 200 to 300 micrograms of LSD.