The first half of tihkal is an excellent commentary on the shulgin s personal experiences with tryptamines. Torsten passie, department of psychiatry, social psychiatry and psychotherapy. Click on document shulgin pihkal a chemical love story. Alexander shulgin and ann shulgin which was published in 1991. We analysed systematically shulgin s original publications on mdma, his publications on the history of mdma and his laboratory notebook. By alexander shulgin and ann shulgin foreword by david e. Over the span of 50 years, he created more new psychedelic drugs than any other known person to date nearly 250 by his own accounts.
Alexander theodore shulgin, who was known as sasha to friends, was born in berkeley, calif. Pihkal phenethylamines i have known and loved is a unique book written by renowned psychopharmacologist alexander shulgin and his wife ann shulgin. Shulgin is the father of extacy mdma but also a lovely wise gentleman scientis with high morals and ethics. Alexander sasha theodore shulgin born june 17, 1925 is an american pharmacologist, chemist, artist, and drug developer. Alexander shulgin, the influential and beloved psychedelic pioneer, has passed away at the age of 88. Despite its exotic ring, the title is really an acronym for for phenethylamines i have known and loved. Alexander theodore shulgin american biochemist and.
I interviewed shulgin and his wife and coresearcher ann at their home in california in 1999, when i. Alexander shulgin and ann shulgin, published in 1991. A chemical love story, tihkal is an acronym that stands for tryptamines i have known and loved. His parents were teachers, and he was a precocious student, entering harvard at 16. We analysed systematically shulgins original publications on mdma, his publications on the history of mdma and his laboratory notebook. Alexander sasha shulgin, a chemist and psychopharmacologist who introduced the world to the drug mdma later called ecstasy while creating hundreds of other psychedelic drugs that. The 88yearold, who passed away after a long battle with liver cancer, is credited with inventing a number of. The main title, pihkal, is an acronym that stands for phenethylamines i have known and loved.
Jun 03, 2014 alexander sasha shulgin, a chemist and psychopharmacologist who introduced the world to the drug mdma later called ecstasy while creating hundreds of other psychedelic drugs that. Alexander shulgins experiences with all kinds of psychedelics takes you on a journey worth reading. This paper reassesses his role in the modern history of this drug. Alexander sasha shulgin, known as the godfather of ecstasy, died on monday. Alexander sasha shulgin, perhaps the greatest psychedelic research chemist of all time, passed away on june 2, 2014, just 15 days before his 89th birthday. Get ebooks pihkal on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. Talking death with the late psychedelic chemist sasha shulgin. Alexander sasha shulgin was born on 17 june 1925 and died, aged 88, at home in california on 2 june 2014. The continuation is a 1997 book written by alexander shulgin and ann shulgin about a family of psychoactive drugs known as tryptamines. The philosophy behind the writing of pihkal alexander shulgin, ph. The main title is an acronym that stands for phenethylamines i have known and loved.
Shulgin had suffered declining health in the past few years, including a stroke and the onset of dementia beginning in 2010. The system was developed for research purposes by the american biochemist alexander shulgin, and published with coauthors ann shulgin and peyton jacob, iii, in a 1986 issue of the journal methods and findings in experimental and clinical pharmacology. Then he synthesized mdma, realized his best test subject was himself, and became the godfather of generation ecstasy. This book gives details of their research and investigations into the use of psychedelic drugs for the study of the human mind, and is also a love story. It was later described in the shulgins popular 1991 book pihkal. The main title, pihkal, is an acronym that stands for phenethylamines i have known and loved the book is arranged into two parts, the first part. The following is an excerpt from pihkal, an autobiographical chemical love story from master chemist sasha shulgin published this summer. A chemical performance englischsprachig entheovision 2 a brief recounting of the plant origins of the natural phenethylamine and tryptamine psychedelic drugs. He believes in understanding the mind and how it works and how brain, chemistry and. The first half of tihkal is an excellent commentary on the shulgins personal experiences with tryptamines. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the pihkal a chemical love story by alexander shulgin, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Alexander shulgin plant origins of drugs 2004 24 youtube.
Thc chemistry by alexander shulgin january 21, 1995. The continuation features the original texts enhanced with complete errata, new essays, anecdotes, and. Shulgin was known to many as the godfather of ecstasy nz drug. It is awful to lose stuff from the hard disk, when there is no one else to blame. A chemical love story with a blend of travel, botanical facts, scientific speculation, psychological and political commentary. To connect with sasha shulgin pihkal y tihkal en espanol, sign up for. Alexander theodore shulgin, sasha, american biochemist and pharmacologist born june 17, 1925, berkeley, calif. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. Alexander sasha theodore shulgin1 born june 17, 1925 was an american pharmacologist, chemist and drug developer. Shulgin, ann and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Shulgin s detailed practical procedures have been available for years in pihkal. Jun 03, 2014 alexander sasha shulgin, who has died aged 88, was a pioneering and fearless scientist, but his chosen discipline the design and synthesis of psychedelic drugs was one of the most.
A bold exploration of modern psychedelic culture, its history, and future examines 3 modern psyculture architects. Jun 08, 2014 alexander theodore shulgin, who was known as sasha to friends, was born in berkeley, calif. Alexander shulgins research on psychoactive drugs shows how molecules can take on a life of their own once they leave the lab, says mark. Alexander shulgin and the war on drugs the godfather of ecstasy had held out hope that clinical trials would reveal medicinal benefits of new psychedelic drugs. Chemist alexander shulgin, popularizer of the drug ecstasy. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book.
The first of alexander shulgins notebooks produced from the 1960s through the 1980s were scanned and made available online in 2007. The us gave scientist alexander shulgin a licence to make and study illegal drugs. He is credited with introducing mdma ecstasy, mandy or molly to psychologists in the late 1970s for psychopharmaceutical use and for the discovery, synthesis and. Alexander sasha shulgin, who has died aged 88, was a pioneering and fearless scientist, but his chosen discipline the design and synthesis of psychedelic drugs was one of the most. Jun 03, 2014 alexander shulgin and the war on drugs the godfather of ecstasy had held out hope that clinical trials would reveal medicinal benefits of new psychedelic drugs. A chemical love story by alexander and ann shulgin. View alexander shulgin research papers on academia.
There are brief synopses of selected preparations and some literature references, but the majority of dr. Similarly, the spectroscopic data is essentially confined to mass spec. Shulgin june 17, 1925june 2, 2014, known to friends and admirers as sasha, was a biochemist and pharmacologist best known for his synthesis, creation, and personal bioassay of hundreds of novel psychoactive compounds. Just keep in mind that while this book talks about the effects. Shulgin is credited with the popularization of mdma, commonly known as ecstasy, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, especially for psychopharmaceutical use and the treatment of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. How long will this last, this delicious feeling of being alive, of having penetrated the veil which hides beauty and the wonders of celestial vistas. Ann shulgin and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
Alexander sasha theodore shulgin 1 born june 17, 1925 was an american pharmacologist, chemist and drug developer. This is the online version of the second half of the book pihkal. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Pihkal is the extraordinary record of the authors years exploring the chemistry and transformative power of psychedelic medicines, and phenethylamines in particular. The subject of the work is psychoactive phenethylamine chemical derivatives, notably those that act as psychedelics andor empathogenentactogens. Alexander sasha theodore shulgin or shura was an american chemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, and author.
Alexander shulgin, the most prolific psychedelic chemist in history, has died at the age of 88. Alexander och ann shulgin ar tva valkanda aldre personer som har arbetat med forskning inom psykoaktivitet i artionden. Feb 06, 2007 shulgin is the father of extacy mdma but also a lovely wise gentleman scientis with high morals and ethics. Shulgins detailed practical procedures have been available for years in pihkal. A chemical love story 9780963009609 by shulgin, alexander. He died of liver cancer on monday, 2 june, surrounded by family and friends at his home in california. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jun 04, 2014 alexander shulgin, the most prolific psychedelic chemist in history, has died at the age of 88. The story continues this is the continuation of the love story from pihkal. Sasha shulgin pihkal y tihkal en espanol home facebook. Shulgin was credited with the popularization of mdma, commonly known as ecstasy, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, especially for psychopharmaceutical use and the treatment of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. It also contains a complete crossindex into the chemicals of the second half. It is presented with the express permission of the authors in order to spread the factual information as widely as possible and make it permanently available in the public domain. What they didnt know was that he would come out in favour.
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