Ololiuhqui | Rivea corymbosa

[vual]

I have a nice harvest of Perfect Rivea(Turbina)corymbosa (Ololiuhqui), seeds for sale.

Fantastic germination rates and breed from seed in SE-QLD, very hearty and has seemed to adapt well.

100% Organic, Only soil additive was some horse poo and urine at time of blossom.

No Bug spray or Fungicide kept any where near the vine or sprayed near it.

Seeds are hairy and perfect color, very fresh, Seeds will be picked to order after this batch is gone, they are most ripe now, but some still ripening, so i will ensure you get the freshest seeds possible.

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50 Seeds $10

(Open to trade for live plants/cuttings/seedlings, or interesting seeds, PM offers)

Get them while there "Fresh".

Pictures of the exact seeds/harvest/plant:

Info:

http://www.neurosoup.../ololiuhqui.htm

http://shaman-austra...cPath=21_35_106

http://en.wikipedia....rbina_corymbosa

http://www.erowid.or...ololiuqui.shtml

Ololiuqui

Ololiuqui is the Aztec name for the seeds of certain convolvulaceous plants which have been used since prehispanic times by the Aztecs and related tribes, just as the sacred mushrooms and the cactus peyotl have been used in their religious ceremonies for magic and religious purposes. Ololiuqui is still used in our day by certain tribes, such as the Zapotecs, Chinantecs, Mazatecs, and Mixtecs, who live in the remote mountains of southern Mexico in comparative isolation, little or not at all influenced by Christianity.

An excellent review of the historical, botanical, and ethnological aspects of ololiuqui was given in 1941 by Schultes in his monograph "A Contribution to Our Knowledge of Rivea corymbosa: The Narcotic Ololiuqui of the Aztecs" ([38] ). The following information on the history of ololiuqui, its botanical identification and its past and present use have been taken mainly from Schultes' monograph.

One of the first descriptions and the first illustration of ololiuqui were given by Francisco Hernandez, a Spanish physician who between 1570 and 1575 carried out extensive research on the flora and fauna of Mexico for Philip II. In his famous "Rerum medicarum Novae Hispaniae thesaurus, seu plantarum, animalium, mineralium mexicanorum historia", which appeared in 1651 in Rome, Hernandez described and classified ololiuqui under the heading "De Oliliuhqui, seu planta orbicularium foliorum".

An extract of a free translation of the 1651 Latin version reads as follows: "Oliliuhqui, which some call coaxihuitl, or snake-plant, is a twinning herb with thin, green, cordate leaves, slender, green terete stems, and long white flowers. The seed is round and very like coriander."

In this work Hernandez claims that priests ate ololiuqui which induced a delirious state during which they were able to receive messages from the supernatural and communicate with their gods. He reported that priests saw visions and went into a state of terrifying hallucinations under the influence of the drug.

If we are to judge from the many ancient writers quoted in Schultes' monograph, ololiuqui must have been very extensively used in the valleys of Mexico in prehispanic times. It seems to have been more important in divinity than peyotl or teonanácatl. However, the medicinal use was also very extensive. Ololiuqui served to cure flatulence, to remedy venereal troubles, to deaden pain, and to remove tumours. Ololiuqui was believed to possess a deity of its own, which worked miracles if properly propitiated.

In spite of the above relatively good description and characteristic illustration by Hernandez, the botanical identification of ololiuqui caused a great number of discussions in professional circles. Finally, in 1897, M. Urbina identified ololiuqui as Rivea corymbosa Hall. f. (syn . Ipomoea sidaefolia (HBK)). This identification was confirmed by Schultes.

In Mexico, Rivea corymbosa is known and has been known by a number of different vernacular names, the more important of which are: Aztec: oliliuhqui, ololiuqui, coaxihuitl, cuexpalli; Chinantec: a-mu-kia, huan-mei, huan-men-ha-sei; Maya: xtabentum; Mazatec: no-so-le-na; Mixtec: yucu-yaha; Zapotec: bador, badoh, bitoo, kwan-la-si, kwan-do-a; Spanish: flor de la Virgen, la señorita, manto, pascua, piule, semilla de la Virgen, yerba de las serpientes, yerba de la Virgen.

Ololiuqui was used by the ancient Aztecs not only as a potion but also as an ingredient of magical ointments. At the present time the crushed seeds are taken in water or in alcoholic beverages such as pulque, mescal, or aguardiente. Reko described in detail the present use of ololiuqui in his monograph "Magische Gifte" ([39] ). Usually the professional soothsayers, "piuleros", give their clients advice under the influence of the piule drink, another name for ololiuqui. Sometimes they also give the ololiuqui drank to their client or patient, who then replies to the piulero's leading questions in a narcotic-hypnotic state produced by the drug and thus reveals facts or discovers his illness, for which the piulero then finds the medicines.

The only report on chemical investigations with the seeds of Rivea corymbosa mentioned in Schultes' review on ololiuqui is that of the pharmacologist Santesson in Stockholm in 1937. He was, however, unsuccessful in isolating definite crystalline compounds. Alcoholic extracts produced a kind of narcosis or partial narcosis in frogs and mice. Certain chemical reactions seemed to suggest the presence of a gluco-alkaloid.

FIGURE 4

Seeds of Rivea corymbosa Hall. f. (left) and of Ipomoea violacea L. (right)

In 1955, the Canadian psychiatrist Osmond conducted a series of experiments on himself. After taking 60 to 100 Rivea seeds he passed into a state of apathy and listlessness accompanied by increased visual sensitivity. After about 4 hours, there followed a period in which he had a relaxed feeling of well-being that lasted for some longer time ([40] ). In contrast to these results, Kinross-Wright in 1958 published experiments performed on eight male volunteers who had taken doses of up to 125 seeds without any ascertainable effect in a single case ([41] ).

FIGURE 5

Rivea corymbosa Hall.f.

After the chemical investigations of the sacred Mexican mushrooms had come to a successful end, the writer decided also to tackle the problem of the third most important Mexican magic drug after peyotl and teonanacatl, namely, ololiuqui. Through the help of R. G. Wasson he was able to obtain authentic ololiuqui. He received two different samples of ololiuqui seeds, collected by a Zapotec Indian near Oaxaca in southern Mexico (fig. 4). One sample consisted of brown seeds, which proved on botanical classification to be Rivea corymbosa. The second sample, black seeds, was identical with Ipomoea violacea L. (syn. Ipomoea tricolor CAV.). These black seeds, called "badoh negro ", are used, especially in the region of the Zapotecs, in conjunction with, or instead of, "Badoh ", the brown seeds of Rivea corymbosa ([42] ).

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-V

Edited April 4, 2012 by vual

[vual]

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Fresh harvest / open to trade / open to sell...

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[The_Crack_Fox]

haha i hate it when very interesting, buy worthy threads get ignored.

these seed look of a beautiful quality and are a very reasonable price for something that is nearly unobtainable in large quantitys.

get onto this you ethneo-freaks!

[timtam]

when will you have fresh seeds? this post is old

[vual]

haha i hate it when very interesting, buy worthy threads get ignored.

these seed look of a beautiful quality and are a very reasonable price for something that is nearly unobtainable in large quantitys.

get onto this you ethneo-freaks!

 

ya mate, the quality was perfect, the color, the fur, the glow, just perfect, i thought the images spoke for them self imo ;)

There will be fresh seeds very soon, the vine is in flower, 4 weeks tops and i will have a new FRESH harvest, this currect harvest is from one in between this thread start and now, they are still on the vine from the previouse harvest taking them off now to make room for the new ones, can supply GREEN seeds if required in 4 weeks also.

I have stoped selling these to the public and am concentrating on wholesale, If you wanna just chat about this plant, or are desperate for seeds / seedlings feel free to PM me still as a friend of SAB.

Edited April 23, 2012 by vual