What is a Shulginist?
A Shulginist is one who believes in or practices the principles laid down by late medicinal chemist, biochemist, organic chemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist and author Alexander Shulgin. Alexander (Sasha) Shulgin invented new psychoactives and tried them on himself.
Is PiHKAL a fiction?
PiHKAL is divided into two parts, the first of which is a fictionalized autobiographical ‘novel’ – the main fiction is that it is fiction. This first half of the book is The Love Story, about two people named Shura and Alice who fall in love, though one of them is already in love with someone else.
What drug is DOI?
2,5-Dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine (DOI) is a psychedelic drug and a substituted amphetamine. Unlike many other substituted amphetamines, however, it is not primarily a stimulant. DOI has a stereocenter and R-(−)-DOI is the more active stereoisomer.
Who discovered phenethylamine?
The simplest phenylethylamine, phenylethylamine (1) itself, also known as 2-phenylethylamine, 2-phenylaminoethane, phenethylamine, β-phenylethylamine, or simply PEA. PEA (1; Figure 2), was first isolated and identified by the Polish chemist Marceli Nencki in 1876 (as reviewed by Grandy3).
How is phenethylamine made?
In mammals, phenethylamine is produced from the amino acid L-phenylalanine by the enzyme aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase via enzymatic decarboxylation. In addition to its presence in mammals, phenethylamine is found in many other organisms and foods, such as chocolate, especially after microbial fermentation.
Who discovered tryptamine?
Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) (Figure 6) is a semisynthetic drug incorporating the tryptamine structure and first synthesized by Albert Hofmann in 1938.
Is PiHKAL in the public domain?
— Alexander T. Shulgin This is the online version of the second half of the book “PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story” by Alexander and Ann Shulgin. It is presented with the express permission of the authors in order to spread the factual information as widely as possible and make it permanently available in the public domain.
What is the second part of TIHKAL?
The second part of TIHKAL, which may be conditionally distributed for non-commercial reproduction (see external links below), is a detailed synthesis manual for 55 psychedelic compounds (many discovered by Alexander Shulgin himself), including their chemical structures, dosage recommendations, and qualitative comments.
What does TiHKAL stand for?
TIHKAL: The Continuation is a 1997 book written by Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin about a family of psychoactive drugs known as tryptamines. A sequel to PIHKAL: A Chemical Love Story, TIHKAL is an acronym that stands for “Tryptamines I Have Known and Loved”.
What do you like about the second half of PIHKAL?
I love the second half of the book that includes the qualitative comments about the effects of the drugs at different dosages with different routes of use. I thought that this book wasn’t quite as good as its predecessor PiHKAL, but that’s a tall order.