What+DMT+Is+Made+Of

**What DMT Is Made Of?**  Synthetically made, Dimethyltryptamine is a white, sometimes light brown crystalline solid. It resembles a small chunk of salt and is very pungent in aroma. Some people have compared its odor to mothballs. Others have said that it smells like plastic b eing burned. As its name suggests, its chemical composition is complicated. Once crystallized, it cannot be dissolved in water. Instead it must be dissolved in an organic solvent; a term used to describe chemical compounds that contain carbon.

 An Inga Indian shaman in Colombia prepares a drink called //yagé//, a hallucinogenic brew said to have healing powers. DMT occurs widely in nature, in the leaves, seeds, and roots of certain plants, and in the milky venom of toads in the genus //Bufo.// Its synthetic, or laboratory-made form, mimics the chemical composition of its natural form.

 DMT is unique in its hallucinogenic family in two ways. First, when snorted, injected, or smoked, it acts much more quickly than LSD or psilocybin. This is because fat cells in the human body absorb LSD and psilocybin and release them more slowly to the brain. DMT is not absorbed by fat cells. The entire dose races to the brain as soon as it is taken. Second, pure DMT loses its hallucinogenic qualities if eaten. It is destroyed by monoamine oxidase in the stomach. Monoamine oxidase is a naturally occurring enzyme that detoxifies amino.

 The tea made from the //ayahuasca//plant is one of several teas of South American origin, used in religious ceremonies, is known to contain DMT.

 The tea preparations used in South America contain ingredients that inhibit monoamine oxidase action. That is why they can be consumed orally. However, those who have tasted //ayahuasca// and other similar herbal brews find them quite foul on the tongue.

"Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)." __Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances__. Ed. Barbara C. Bigelow. Vol. 2. Gale Cengage, 2006. __eNotes.com__

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