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Silene undulata

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Species of plant

Silene undulata
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Caryophyllaceae
Genus:Silene
Species:
S. undulata
Binomial name
Silene undulata
Synonyms
  • Silene capensisOtth
  • Melandrium undulatum(Ait.) Rohrb.

Silene undulata (Xhosa:iindlela zimhlophe—"white ways/paths", also known asSilene capensis, and African dream root) is a plant native to theEastern Cape ofSouth Africa.[1][2][3]

Cultivation

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In cultivation,S. undulata is an easily grown, but moisture hungry herb. It is tolerant ofextreme heat, >40 °C (104 °F), and moderate cold, −5 °C (23 °F). A moisture retentive seedbed is essential. The fragrant flowers open at night and close in the day. It is a biennial to short lived perennial and the root can be harvested after the second year.

Uses

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Silene undulata is regarded by theXhosa people as asacred plant. Its root is traditionally used to induce vivid (and according to the Xhosa, prophetic)lucid dreams during the initiation process of traditional healers, classifying it a naturally occurringoneirogen similar to the more well-known dream herbCalea zacatechichi.[1][3]

Constituents

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Silene undulata has been found to containβ-carbolines such asnorharman,harmalol, andharmaline, andharmine, as well asibogaine.[4] In addition, these constituents were predicted to act asserotonin5-HT2A receptoragonists.[4] These components, and in turn serotonin 5-HT2A receptor activation, may be involved in thepsychoactive effects ofSilene undulata.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abJ. F. Sobiecki (2008). "A review of plants used in divination in southern Africa and their psychoactive effects".Southern African Humanities.20:333–351.S2CID 37305695.
  2. ^H. Wild:Caryophyllaceae inFlora Zambesiaca, Vol. 1, Pt 2, 1961:Silene undulata - Online
  3. ^abSanz, Camila; Zamberlan, Federico; Erowid, Earth; Erowid, Fire; Tagliazucchi, Enzo (2018)."The Experience Elicited by Hallucinogens Presents the Highest Similarity to Dreaming within a Large Database of Psychoactive Substance Reports".Frontiers in Neuroscience.12 7.doi:10.3389/fnins.2018.00007.ISSN 1662-453X.PMC 5786560.PMID 29403350.
  4. ^abcAlhawarri MB, Olimat S (2025). "Potential Serotonin 5-HT2A Receptor Agonist of Psychoactive Components of Silene undulata Aiton: LC-MS/MS, ADMET, and Molecular Docking Studies".Curr Pharm Biotechnol.26 (2):260–275.doi:10.2174/0113892010299804240324140017.PMID 38561607.

Further reading

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  • Jean-Francois Sobiecki:Psychoactive Spiritual Medicines and Healing Dynamics in the Initiation Process of Southern Bantu Diviners. In:Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 44, 2012, S. 216–223,doi:10.1080/02791072.2012.703101.
  • Watt, J.M. & Breyer-Brandwijk, M.J. 1962. The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa. Second edition. Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone.

External links

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Data related toSilene undulata at Wikispecies

Silene undulata
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