LSA

General Information

LSA is the generalized name for a class of psychedelic seeds and plants, along with some fungi, that contain the chemical Ergine. Ergine is a potent psychoactive and a precursor to synthesizing LSD.

Dosage

Hawaiian Baby Woodrose Seeds (HBWR)

Light: 1-2 seeds

Common: 2-6 seeds

Strong: 6-14 seeds

Heavy: 14 seeds+

Morning Glory seeds

Light: 50-100 seeds

Common: 100-250 seeds

Strong: 250-400 seeds

Heavy: 400+ seeds

Duration

Onset: 30-180 minutes

Duration: 4-10 hours

After-effects: Some users report a hangover, characterized by a feeling of mental sluggishness and dulled emotions.

Effects

Positive

• Mood lift
• Feelings of insight
• Therapeutic psychological reflection (introspective thoughts and discussions)
• Increased interest in areas of thought that are normally ignored
• Increase in giggling and laughing
• Sensory enhancement (taste, smell, etc.)
• Closed- and open-eyed visuals including trails, color shifts, brightening, etc.

Neutral

• Pupil dilation
• Sedation of the body and mind
• Change in perception of time
• Looping, patterned, out-of-control thinking
• Slight increase in heart rate
• Long lasting "afterglow" of effects

Negative

• Increased anxiety/paranoia
• Nausea/vomiting
• Muscular tightness, particularly in the legs, back, and jaw
• Abdominal cramping
• Confusion
• Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD)
• Insomnia

Harm Reduction

See Psychedelic Harm Reduction for general information.

Legal status

Ergine, the active component in LSA, is schedule III in the USA. It is considered a precursor to LSD.

However, plant seeds containing ergine are legal to purchase and possess, but not consume.

Images

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  Morning Glory seeds containing ergine

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  LSA extracted from morning glory seeds using a Cold Water Extraction

Links

http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/lsa/lsa.shtml