Phalaris strain "Big Medicine"

[Avery L. Breath]

Anybody heard much about this strain lately?  Last I heard was a couple of years ago it mentioned at a conference up in Canada as a special hybred with a rich alkaloid content.  There is also another strain out there I haven't heard much about called P. brachystachys.

Anyone?

[Stonehenge]

Is this related to phalaris arundica? That one is supposed to be basicly worthless unless you want to do a big extraction. I assume this one is different. Do you know the species name? Never heard of the other one.

[Avery L. Breath]

Yeah, it's a phalaris strain, the exact one, I'd imagine it's a mix.  Supposedly sellectively crossed to create a superior strain.

[Dozuki]

P. Bachystachys is actually a different species of Phalaris:

"The species of Phalaris are broken up first into the perennial and annual species. Of the perennials, arundinacea is the only one with true rhyzomes. Other perennial species include P. californica and P. aquatica. The annual species found in the United States include: P. paradoxa, P. minor, P. brachystachys, P. canariensis, P. lemmoni, P. caroliniana and P. angusta (Agnes, 1971; )" - Taken from a paper I wrote in 99 (Not finished)

It's nice to see that there is still interest in this plant. It's also disheartening to see that there is still MUCH disinformation about this plant floaing around as well. I would Attach the whole paper, but alas, i don't see an attach function.

P. arundinacea is pervasive in the U.S. And has the most articles written about it (in the scientific literature) with P. aquatica coming in a close second. These were concentrated on as they tend to have the highest concentrations of alkaloids.

As far as various strains, I would be wary of anyone advertising seeds for high potency strains, as there are actually 3 genotypes found in genetic studies, and seeds would produce all 3 genotypes (G,M,T with T being the most desirable, and the least likey from seed).

Live cultivars taken from propigation would be the most desirable. And also those that have the most red coloration (showing oxidization of alkaloids, similar to MRB).

Hope this is of interest

-D.

[Dozuki]

Here's an excerpt from The Entheogen Review Vol. XI #1:

"Johnny Appleseed speaks":

'What is the new Phalaris grass that you made available at the conference?'

'This is my newest release that I have been working on for the last few years. I call it "Big Medicine". This is a tall fast-growing Phalaris species that contains DMT. It also spreads by runners - a necessary characteristic I select for so that it can be spread by root cuttings, and thus bypass the genetic rearrangement that could result from relying on seed dissemination.'
...
'Anyway, this new cultivar, "Big Medicine" is a Phalaris species that contains a fairly pure source of DMT. Dosage will have to be experimented with but I would expect it to be in the range of one pound of dried material per dose. The exact species is unknown because of my breeding procedure, which is to plant out many varieties and species of Phalaris and let them cross randomly, and then let climate and testing sort out the survivors. It will be available from Herbal Shaman and also from Allies.'

-D.

[Avery L. Breath]

Sweet!  Thanks for posting that Dozuki.  Something to think about for sure.

[Layth]

Big medicine doesn't seem to be for sale  :?:

[catfish]

i have access to rhizomes from
a tested strain "Hidden Lake"
spotted 5meo, nn, but no bufo
any interest?
prolly a good time to dig now...