Tag: Oneirogen

Calea zacatechichi, a plant used by the Chontal people of Mexico for obtaining divinatory messages during dreams, has gained modern attention for its oneirogenic properties [1.4.3, 1.2.2]. But what are the side effects of the dream herb?

The Xhosa people of South Africa have used a sacred plant root for centuries to induce vivid, often prophetic, dreams as part of spiritual rituals. This substance, known colloquially as the African dream drug, is derived from the root of a perennial herb botanically identified as *Silene capensis* or *Silene undulata*.