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<td valign="top" width="50%">This plant was originally native to Eurosiberia but
is now common in Switzerland and has spread even
to North America (Lauber and Wagner 196, 1204*).
In Denmark, the yellow-blossomed herbage, known as haret hfJgeurt, is smoked in joints. One
gram is said to produce good psychoactive or
euphoriant effects (Larris 1980). The plant is
known as hawkweed in the United States and was
used by the Iroquois for ethnomedicinal purposes
(Ott 1993, 409*). The leaf rosette (without the
roots) of the blooming plant, which is common to
meadows and moorlands, is collected and dried in
the shade. It is sold in pharmacies and herb shops
under the names herba auriculae muris and
hieracii pilosellae herba. It contains tannins, flavonoids,
and umbelliferone. It is used in folk
medicine to treat and strengthen the eyes (as a tea
or eyewash). The German name for the plant,
habichtskraut ("goshawk's weed"), is derived from
the belief that goshawks receive their excellent
vision from this plant (Pahlow 1993, 146*). This
belief may be rooted in Old Germanic shamanism.
In Germany, the plant formerly was reputed to offer
magical protection against witches and magic
(Perger 1864, 133*). Also known as little mouse ears
or nail weed, the plant is said to be harmful to sheep
(Chamisso 1987,228*).
Today, hawkweed is usually sold in German
pharmacies under the name pilosellae herba. When
I smoked about 1 g, I felt slightly euphoric and
cannabis-like, but relatively weak, effects.</td>
<td valign="top" width="53%"><strong>Literature
</strong>Larris, S. 1980. Forbyde Hallucinogener? Forbyd Naturen
at Gra! 4th ed. Nimtoffe: Forlaget Indk0bstryk.</td>
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