Looks like its high time to import some. This should make for an interesting cup of tea at my local orchid meeting!
ST Stuart> Ok by googling i found at Stuart> http://boards.cannabis.com/archive/index.php/t-8484.html Stuart> Delta9 Stuart> Dec-22-2004, 21:50 Stuart> "Abstract- A memeber of the family Orchidacea, Oncidium cebolleta, is used Stuart> by the Tarahumara Indians of northern Mexico as a temporary replacement for Stuart> peyote. We have found it to contain the known compounds: Stuart> 2,7-dihydroxy-3,4,6-trimethoxyphenanthrene; Stuart> 2,7-dihydroxy-3,4,6-trimethoxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene; Stuart> 2,3-dihydroxy-4,7,8-trimethoxyphenanthrene; and the new compounds: Stuart> 2,7-dihydroxy-3,4-dimethoxyphenanthrene; and Stuart> 2,7-dihydroxy-4,8-dimethoxyphenanthrene." Stuart> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stuart> ---- Stuart> Delta9 Stuart> Dec-22-2004, 22:02 Stuart> "The Tarahumara Indians of northern Mexico use a number of hallucinogenic Stuart> plants in religious ceremonies and were one of the first peoples to gain Stuart> publicity for their used of Lophophora williamsii (peyote). Along with other Stuart> plants, one important tempory replacement for peyote among the Tarahumara is Stuart> Oncidium cebolleta. The whole green leaf is said to be consumed after it is Stuart> crushed in water. This member of the so called "rat-tail" of Oncidium Stuart> orchids was one of the first introduced from the Carribean Islands into Stuart> Europe for culture. It was reported that 'the natives use it Stuart> externally...crushed with salt...wherein it has agreat reputation [in Stuart> treatment] of serious contusions, bone fractures, and other diseases'" Stuart> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stuart> ---- >> Will someone please answer my question about Oncidium ceboletta and please Stuart> have me stop wasting my time wading through all this other stuff? >> >>> > So, what part of Oncidium cebolleta is eaten, and what is the >> > ethnological source and details of this practice? >> > >> > Bonaventure Magrys >> > Cliffwood Beach, NJ >> > USA zone 7 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------ >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) >> > [email protected] >> > http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com >> > >> > >> > End of Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 133 >> > *************************************** >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) >> [email protected] >> http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com Stuart> _______________________________________________ Stuart> the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) Stuart> [email protected] Stuart> http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
