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<div>phellandrene, terpinene, and myristicin. It is likely</div> | <div>phellandrene, terpinene, and myristicin. It is likely</div> | ||
<div>that dill is considered to be psychoactive because it</div> | <div>that dill is considered to be psychoactive because it</div> | ||
<div>contains myristicin (cf. Myristica fragrans) as | <div>contains myristicin (cf. Myristica fragrans) as well as dillapiol, a nonaminated precursor for the</div> | ||
<div>synthesis of DMMDA-2 (cf. Petroselinum crispum)</div> | <div>synthesis of DMMDA-2 (cf. Petroselinum crispum)</div> | ||
<div>(Gottlieb 1973, 12*). However, as Hildegard von</div> | <div>(Gottlieb 1973, 12*). However, as Hildegard von</div> | ||
<div>Bingen noted, "[N] 0 matter how [dill] is eaten, it</div> | <div>Bingen noted, "[N] 0 matter how [dill] is eaten, it</div> | ||
<div>makes people sad" (Physica 1.67).</div> | <div>makes people sad" (Physica 1.67).</div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:36, 11 March 2015
Known primarily as a spice, dill has also long
enjoyed a reputation as an aphrodisiac. It is also
said to be an inebriant, for "the garden plant is
numbered among the so-called legal highs; when
dried and smoked, dill induces a mild euphoria"
(Sahihi 1995, 153*). In the American "drug scene;'
dill leaves are sometimes smoked mixed with
glutamate. Dill contains an essential oil (approximately
4% ) consisting of carvone, limonene,
phellandrene, terpinene, and myristicin. It is likely
that dill is considered to be psychoactive because it
contains myristicin (cf. Myristica fragrans) as well as dillapiol, a nonaminated precursor for the
synthesis of DMMDA-2 (cf. Petroselinum crispum)
(Gottlieb 1973, 12*). However, as Hildegard von
Bingen noted, "[N] 0 matter how [dill] is eaten, it
makes people sad" (Physica 1.67).