From: balld@gibbs.oit.unc.edu (Donald the Curmudgeon) Newsgroups: alt.drugs Subject: Re: Calamus Root. Message-ID: <2hguq6$bda@bigblue.oit.unc.edu> Date: 18 Jan 94 15:21:42 GMT I once ate about 4 inches of fresh calamus root. It's a stimulant. It's a pretty good stimulant, in fact. I didn't notice any hallucinogenic effects, but perhaps I needed a larger quantity. In any case, it's one of the foulest tasting drugs I've ever consumed. -- *************************************************************************** ***Donald Athelstan Ball Jr. Department of Psychology*** ***donald_ball@unc.edu University of North Carolina*** ***(919)962-4001 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270*** ============================================================================= From: mcscs1cfsi@dct.ac.uk Newsgroups: alt.drugs Subject: Calamus Root. Message-ID: <1994Jan14.135756.10282@dct.ac.uk> Date: 14 Jan 94 13:57:56 GMT I have been experimenting with calamus root, bought already cut to quarter smartie size and dried. I've tried making tea from it to no avail. Yesterday i gubbed half an ounce of the stuff. Nothing happened again. Allegedly, 10 inces of the root works to provide hallucinagenic effects.... Can anyone provide some info??? Herbie. ============================================================================= From: jtrichar@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Jeremy Richardson) Newsgroups: alt.drugs Subject: Calamus=Vomit, vomit, vomit. Date: 14 May 1994 20:03:08 GMT Message-ID: I just wanted to warn everyone about this particular herb. I visited an herb store last night, and recognized the name "Calamus" on the shelf from the Legal Highs text. So, being the rash and inept fool that I am, I bought it, took it home and imbibed it as per the 20th Century Alchemist's directions. Bad move. I drank this *horribly* bitter brew at around 10 o'clock, and experienced little (if any) of the anticipated effects. However, to my chagrin, at around 3, I felt ill. And I barfed, barfed, barfed, and for a change of pace, I vomited. I had my girlfriend call the Poison Control Center to make sure that I wasn't going to die. We found that Calamus' effects, instead of euphoric, are a stomach irritant. So, I spent most of the night cradled around the Porcelain God. Lesson 1: reaffirmed "don't believe everything you read" Lesson 2: always check out what you buy, and make SURE that it's gonna do what it is supposed to. Lesson 3: if you're gonna poke around the psychotropic section of the Herb store, and try stuff, call Poison Control first to see if you should expect bad results. Lesson 4: there are other, much mellower substances to partake of than Calamus. (not to mention tastier) Jeremy