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Cubism

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Happy to be here
« on: February 03, 2014, 02:06:58 PM »
Hey everyone

So happy to have stumbled on such an informative and beneficial community.

Am fairly new to the amazing benefits of the many plants surrounding us.  Came across ethnobotanicals whilst looking for alternatives to SSRI's, benzos and other medications that I had beentaking for years.  Around 13 years or so actually, but not any more!!!!  With each new piece of information I came across, I found myself even more fascinated, and soon became hooked.

My interests are pretty broad, as I am still very much in the stage of soaking up so much information.  I'm interested in plants of traditional medicinal value (both mentally and physically), historically important plants, interesting vegetables (as opposed to the bland stuff available in most shops), and of course the "spiritually" interesting entheogens, oneirogens etc.

Anyway, super pleased to be here and looking forward to expanding my knowledge exponentially.

Thanks for having me
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Frog Pajamas

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Re: Happy to be here
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2014, 02:24:20 PM »
Hi Cubism. Welcome to STS!
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Seed Collector

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Re: Happy to be here
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2014, 02:48:12 PM »
Hello Cubism, and welcome to ShareTheSeeds.

Thanks for joining  :)


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gnosis

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Re: Happy to be here
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2014, 07:24:08 PM »
Welcome!
:) :) :)
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New Wisdom

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Re: Happy to be here
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2014, 07:34:18 PM »
Welcome to STS my friend! 
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fairdinkumseeds

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Re: Happy to be here
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2014, 01:20:33 AM »
G'day Cubism!
Pleased to meet you.
Hope you enjoy your stay!!!

Awesome, just checked and your an Aussie too.
Anything of mine you like the look of let me know and I will post it out gratis.
Great to see a few more of us around!
« Last Edit: February 04, 2014, 01:35:34 AM by fairdinkumseeds »
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arborescent

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Re: Happy to be here
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2014, 07:36:26 AM »
It's nice that people can get interested in plants because they have pharmacologic value. Personally, my whole plant obsession was sparked by the discovery of cannabis years ago, which just led into the love of more and more plants. They each have their own personality. These days I don't even consume cannabis regularly at all, but my love of gardening my own food and medicine is very strong!

Good to have you around Cube!

On the topic of antidepressant/antianxiety plants, have you found any good ones?
I'm getting some Baikal skullcap seeds soon, pretty excited to see this one. St. John's Wort is a powerful choice. Caapi in small amounts is equally powerful, in a different way. And we all know about kava  8)
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elstongunn39

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Re: Happy to be here
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2014, 10:19:18 AM »
Hey, I want to second that about kava.  If you use root powder, and chew it or make a good warm (not hot) tea out of it you can get pretty legit non-placebo effects and some of the kavalactones are similar to benzos in action, but not as addictive, and they don't affect cognition I believe.  They primarily affect GABA receptors I believe.
« Last Edit: May 25, 2014, 09:36:19 PM by elstongunn39 »
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cloud

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Re: Happy to be here
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2014, 02:21:56 PM »
Welcome Cubism,

 
Quote from: Cubism on February 03, 2014, 02:06:58 PM
My interests are pretty broad, as I am still very much in the stage of soaking up so much information.  I'm interested in plants of traditional medicinal value (both mentally and physically), historically important plants, interesting vegetables (as opposed to the bland stuff available in most shops), and of course the "spiritually" interesting entheogens, oneirogens etc.

Thanks for sharing your interests. Look forward to hearing and seeing how these develop.

Regards

Cloud
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Re: Happy to be here
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2014, 06:00:35 PM »
Welcome to the forum!
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