COLORINES
Chapter: Entheogens
AKA: Erythrina flabelliformis.
Effects: A feeling of drunkenness accompanied by hallucinations.
Precautions: The toxic dose is very small. Some species of Erythrina are known to contain isoquinoline-type alkaloids, which produce effects similar to the arrow poison curare. Symptoms include vomiting, a pounding heart, and convulsions, and death may result. The appearance of the bean is very similar to mescal beans -they are often mixed together by herb merchants, and both may be called by the same common name, colorin -and piule seeds (the Rhynchosia species - Young et al. in fact confuses these two).
Dosage: One-quarter to one-half bean; any more could trigger the toxic effects mentioned above. Use is not recommended.
