§3.6.1 · Botanicals › Oneirogens
Calea
Acute: Lower riskDependency: Lower risk
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Quick reference
Routes
Oral / Smoked
Form
Leaves
Shulgin rating
+**
Experience
Primary effects
- Induces a moderate, 'stoned but trippy' feeling with enhanced audio perception.
- Can be euphoric, similar to cannabis when vaporized.
Peak character
- Users report being chilled and pleasantly stoned, but not a 'knock-out' stone.
Negatives / side effects
- Some users report extremely intense, long-lasting, and tormenting nightmares.
- The tea form is described as having an abhorrent and foul taste.
Aftereffects / comedown
- Can lead to slightly more lucid dreams and improved dream recall, especially with tea consumption.
- Some people experience tossing and turning in bed.
Reagent testing
Adulterant detection: Calea ternifolia — calein. No standard drug reagent test.
Dream herb. No applicable drug reagent test.
Source
Reference fields and narrative for Calea extracted from The Drug Users Bible by Dominic Milton Trott (MxZero Publishing, 2022).
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