Desmodium

Desmodium
Desmodium canadense Desmodium canadense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Tribe: Desmodieae Genus: Desmodium Desv.
Species
Desmodium canadense Desmodium caudatum Desmodium elegans Desmodium gangeticum Desmodium incanum Desmodium motorium Desmodium pendulaeflorum Desmodium perplexum Desmodium podocarpum Desmodium psilocarpum Desmodium tortuosum Desmodium uncinatum

Desmodium is a genus of plants in the flowering plant family Fabaceae, sometimes called beggar lice, tick clover or tick trefoil. Several Desmodium species contain tryptamine alkaloids in leaf, stem, or root.

Alkaloids

Desmodium caudatum	Roots: 0.087% DMT, Bufotenine-N-oxide 0.03%
Desmodium gangeticum	DMT, 5-MEO-DMT, whole plant, roots, stems, leaves
Desmodium gyrans	DMT, 5-MEO-DMT, leaves, roots
Desmodium pulchellum	DMT, 5-MEO-DMT, whole plant, roots, stems, leaves, flowers
Desmodium racemosum	5-MEO-DMT
File:Desmodium triflorum.jpgDesmodium triflorum	DMT-N-oxide, roots

See also

• Dimethyltryptamine
• Psychedelic plants

External links

• Trout’s Notes on the Genus Desmodium Chemistry, ethnomedicine, pharmacology, synonyms and miscellany (pdf)