teonanácatl (English spelling) teonanácatl

Japanese: teonanácatl(英語表記)teonanacatl
teonanácatl (English spelling) teonanácatl

...According to Albert Hofmann, who analyzed the seeds, the active ingredients are lysergic acid amide and lysergic acid-1-hydroxyethylamide, which have about 1/20 to 1/40 the potency of LSD-25. Teonanácatl (meaning "flesh of the gods") is a mushroom called Psilocybe Mexicana , which was believed to enable people to communicate with the gods by eating it. In 1953, R. Gordon Wasson and his wife were the first to participate in the ritual, brought back some mushrooms, and Hofmann analyzed them, revealing that the active ingredients were psilocybin and psilocin. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "teonanácatl" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その種子を分析したホフマンAlbert Hofmannによると,有効成分はリゼルギン酸アミドとリゼルギン酸‐1‐ヒドロキシエチルアミドで,LSD‐25の1/20~1/40ほどの効力をもつという。テオナナカトルteonanácatl(〈神の肉〉の意)はキノコPsilocybe Mexicanaで,これを食べると神と交信できると考えられていた。1953年にワッソンR.Gordon Wasson夫妻が初めてその儀式に加わり,キノコを持ち帰ってホフマンが分析した結果,有効成分はサイロシビンとサイロシンであることがわかった。…

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