An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2022 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”

15961 entries, 13944 authors and 1935 subjects. Updated: March 22, 2024

HOFMANN, Albert

4 entries
  • 1928.1

Partialsynthese von Alkaloiden vom Typus des Ergobasins.

Helv. chim. Acta, 26, 944-65, 1943.

Synthesis of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).



Subjects: PHARMACOLOGY › PHARMACEUTICALS › Ergot › Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), PSYCHIATRY › Psychopharmacology
  • 10168

The road to Eleusis: Unveiling the secret of the mysteries.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978.

Argues that the psycho-active ingredient in the secret kykeion potion used in the Eleusinian mysteries was most likely the ergotism causing fungus Claviceps purpurea. Furthermore the book introduced the term "entheogen" as an alternative for terms such as "psychedelic", "hallucinogen" and "drug" that can be misleading in certain contexts.

 



Subjects: BOTANY › Cryptogams › Mycology › Ethnomycology, PSYCHIATRY › Psychopharmacology
  • 8794

The botany and chemistry of hallucinogens. By Richard Schultes and Albert Hofmann. With a forward by Heinrich Klüver. Revised and enlarged second edition.

Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas, 1980.


Subjects: BIOCHEMISTRY, BOTANY › Ethnobotany, PSYCHIATRY › Psychopharmacology
  • 10856

Plants of the gods: Their sacred, healing and hallucinogenic powers.

Rochester, VT: Healing Arts Press, 1992.


Subjects: BOTANY › Ethnobotany, PSYCHIATRY › Psychopharmacology