BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION

Family : Compositae

Genus : Calea

Species : zacatechichi

COMMON NAMES

Dream Herb; Leaf of God; Thle-pelakano; Bitter Grass

EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION

Dream Potentiator

DESCRIPTION

Calea zacatechichi is a medium sized shrub that has reportedly been used by the Chontal indians of Mexico as a hallucinogen. Its dried leaves are used before sleep to increase dreaming. Its effects are not well documented.