DOSE:

4 g

oral

Voacanga africana

(dried)

BODY WEIGHT:

132 lb

At 7:30 am I ingested about 4 grams of bark powder on an empty stomach, helping myself with water to swallow it (it didn't taste good at all and didn't solve into water). I chose to start with a low dosage as I was unsure on the effects of this plant.

After about 1 hour I started feeling what I can only describe as a mild confusion, similar to the one that I feel when I have a headache (but without the pain in the head), that lasted for about 3 hours. I did a bit of meditation and my mind started making up long chains of brief thoughts. A random image would appear in my mind just to be followed by the next one, to which it was somehow related in an unconventional way (this is something I experience sometimes when I'm about to sleep in bed). After that I tried to study a bit, but found it more difficult than normal, as I struggled to grasp the meaning of what I read. I also noticed I was a bit slower to type things on my computer.

I experienced a bit of stomach ache but that might be due to the african food I had for dinner the prior night. No headache.
Overall my mind felt quite numb and confused, while my body (especially my arms) were kind of heavy. But it wasn't a strong feeling at all, as I was able to behave normally. By 11:30 I was back to normal, the confusion was gone.

It was a mildly interesting experience and I definitely want to try some higher doses. Probably I'll prepare an infusion the next time (as I didn't have a good time swallowing raw bark powder) and I'll drink it in a calm and chill evening at home, which seems the perfect setting for this plant.

Exp Year: 2020	ExpID: 114500
Gender: Male
Age at time of experience: 21
Published: Jun 30, 2020	Views: 1,307
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