Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Narcotic Substances
Euphorica: Mental Sedatives
Phantastica: Hallucinating Substances
Inebriantia
Hypnotica: Soporifics
Excitantia

Notes

Index

About the Author

Louis Lewin, M.D., (1850-1929) was the author of more than 200 major publications on the subject of pharmacology, including 12 books. He was the first researcher to study peyote with the Native Americans and the first to publish a monograph on kava. He directed a private laboratory in Berlin, and he was considered the leading toxicologist in Germany.

Reviews

"Phantastica has weathered the test of time quite well, and it continues to bear testimony to the scientific dedication and keen wisdom of one of the world's great psychopharmacologists. [An] open-minded, scientific approach to the study of psychoactives."
*Timothy White, Shaman's Drum, Summer 1999*

"One of the primary classics in the field of ethnopsychopharmacology. The information is given in a lucid, authoritative manner and represents the most advance thinking on these substances up to the first quarter of this century."
*Mark Blumenthal, HerbalGram*

"This book gives the reader a worldwide tour of inebriation, addiction, and devotional ecstasy along with his insightful perspective of human nature."
*American Herb Association*

“. . . for the psychoactive enthusiast and scholar it [Phantastica] remains a vital text in the creation of modern drug culture and, as such, is a must read. . .”
*Psychedelic Press, UK March 2011*