| It has been suggested that the seeds (sometimes
called Texas buckeyes) of this small tree were once used for psychoactive purposes in northern Mexico and Texas (Schultes and Hofmann 1992, 59*). The black seeds, which are 1.5 cm in length, have been found in archaeological contexts together with peyote (Lophophora williamsii) and mescal beans (Sophora secundiflora) (Adovasio and Fry 1976*). Ungnadia seeds contain cyanogenetic compounds (Seigler et al. 1971). |
Literature
Seigler, D., F. Seaman, and T. ]. Mabry. 1971. New cyanogenetic lipids from Ungnadia speciosa. Phytochemistry 10:485-87. |