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This Australian tree is a relative of sandalwood (Santalum album 1.; cf. incense. The Aborigines of Lake Boga use the bark as a narcotic. From it, they produce an inebriating drink known as cootha (Bock 1994, 108*). The bark of the trunk contains 0.21% alkaloids, which have strong toxic effects above a certain dosage (2g/kg) (Collins et al. 1990,65, 128*). The leaves and wood of gumamu, the closely related species Santalum lanceolatum R. Br., were used by the Bardi during healing rituals as a medicinal incense (Lands 1987, 17). It is said that this treatment was «too strong" for children; this incense may be psychoactive. Alkaloids have been found in the leaves, trunk wood, and bark (Collins et al. 1990,65*).
<td valign="top" width="50%">This Australian tree is a relative of sandalwood


(Santalum album 1.; cf. incense). The Aborigines
= Literature=
Lands, Merrilee, ed. 1987. Mayi: Some bush fruits of Dampierland. Broome, Australia: Magabala Books.


of Lake Boga use the bark as a narcotic. From it,
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they produce an inebriating drink known as
 
cootha (Bock 1994, 108*). The bark of the trunk
 
contains 0.21% alkaloids, which have strong toxic
 
effects above a certain dosage (2g/kg) (Collins et
 
al. 1990,65, 128*).
 
The leaves and wood of gumamu, the closely
 
related species Santalum lanceolatum R. Br., were
 
used by the Bardi during healing rituals as a
 
medicinal incense (Lands 1987, 17). It is said that
 
this treatment was «too strong" for children; this
 
incense may be psychoactive. Alkaloids have been
 
found in the leaves, trunk wood, and bark (Collins
 
et al. 1990,65*).</td>
<td valign="top" width="53%"><strong>Literature</strong>
 
Lands, Merrilee, ed. 1987. Mayi: Some bush fruits of
 
Dampierland. Broome, Australia: Magabala Books.</td>
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General information

This Australian tree is a relative of sandalwood (Santalum album 1.; cf. incense. The Aborigines of Lake Boga use the bark as a narcotic. From it, they produce an inebriating drink known as cootha (Bock 1994, 108*). The bark of the trunk contains 0.21% alkaloids, which have strong toxic effects above a certain dosage (2g/kg) (Collins et al. 1990,65, 128*). The leaves and wood of gumamu, the closely related species Santalum lanceolatum R. Br., were used by the Bardi during healing rituals as a medicinal incense (Lands 1987, 17). It is said that this treatment was «too strong" for children; this incense may be psychoactive. Alkaloids have been found in the leaves, trunk wood, and bark (Collins et al. 1990,65*).

Literature

Lands, Merrilee, ed. 1987. Mayi: Some bush fruits of Dampierland. Broome, Australia: Magabala Books.