Hey folks,
My experience with Elaeagnus angustifolia bark is clear in that it does not inhibit MAO A. İt not only does not activate DMT containing plants on it's own, it even blocks the MAO A inhibiting activity of rue when combined with it in a more than very minor ratio. However a clear adrenergic stimulation is felt and I am pretty certain that it inhibits MAO B.
I value the clarity and modulation this plant brings to the Ayahuasca analogue experience and am curious to hear from Chimp z and other people who claim to have achieved MAO A inhibition to activate phalaris or other plants. Are you guys certain that it was the Elaeagnus which did the activation? If so, could it be that the leaves have MAO A inhibiting ability? Or what else could be going on?
The consciousness of plants is a constant source of information for medicine, alimentation, and art, and an example of the intelligence and creative imagination of nature. Much of my education I owe to the intelligence of these great teachers. Thus I consider myself to be the “representative” of plants, and for this reason I assert that if they cut down the trees and burn what’s left of the rainforests, it is the same as burning a whole library of books without ever having read them.
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