Acacia rigidula - Revision history

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== General Plant Info ==

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== Identification ==

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DMT, NMT, tryptamine, amphetamines, mescaline, nicotine and others, but this report is in serious question due to reference standards problems (clement et al 1998 ref Trout's Notes)

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 Its native range stretches from [[Texas]] in the [[United States]] south to central [[Mexico]].
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 Its native range stretches from [[Texas]] in the [[United States]] south to central [[Mexico]].
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-DMT, NMT, tryptamine, amphetamines, mescaline, nicotine and others, but this report is in serious question due to reference standards problems (clement et al 1998 ref Trout's Notes)
+DMT, NMT, tryptamine, amphetamines, mescaline, nicotine and others, but this report is in serious question due to reference standards problems<ref>clement et al 1998 ref Trout's Notes</ref>
 A phytochemical study of ''V. rigidula''<ref>B. A. Clement, C. M. Goff, and T.D. A. Forbes (1998). "Toxic amines and alkaloids from ''Acacia rigidula''." ''Phytochem.'' '''49''' 1377-1380.</ref> by workers at the Texas A & M University Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Uvalde, TX, reported the presence of over forty [[alkaloids]], including  low amounts (up to ~ 15 ppm) of several [[amphetamines]] that had previously been found by the same research group in the related species ''[[Senegalia berlandieri]]'',<ref>B.A. Clement, C. M. Goff and T. D. A. Forbes (1997). "Toxic amines and alkaloids from ''Acacia berlandieri''." ''Phytochem.'' '''46''' 249-254.</ref> but which otherwise are known only as products of laboratory synthesis. Compounds found in the highest concentrations (ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand ppm) were [[phenethylamine]], [[N-methylphenethylamine]], [[tyramine]] and [[N-methyltyramine]]. Other notable compounds reported were [[N,N-dimethyltryptamine]], [[mescaline]], and [[nicotine]], although these were found in low concentrations (e.g. mescaline at 3-28 ppm).
 The presence of such an unprecedented chemical range of [[psychoactive]] compounds, including ones not previously found in nature, in a single plant species has led to the suggestion that some of these findings may have resulted from cross-contamination or were possibly artifacts of the analytical technique.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cognitiveliberty.org/shulgin/adsarchive/acacia.htm |work=Ask Dr. Shulgin Online |title=Acacias and Natural Amphetamine |publisher=Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics |date=2001-09-26}}</ref>
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	DMT, NMT, tryptamine, amphetamines, mescaline, nicotine and others, but this report is in serious question due to reference standards problems (clement et al 1998 ref Trout's Notes)		DMT, NMT, tryptamine, amphetamines, mescaline, nicotine and others, but this report is in serious question due to reference standards problems (clement et al 1998 ref Trout's Notes)
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		+	A phytochemical study of ''V. rigidula''<ref>B. A. Clement, C. M. Goff, and T.D. A. Forbes (1998). "Toxic amines and alkaloids from ''Acacia rigidula''." ''Phytochem.'' '''49''' 1377-1380.</ref> by workers at the Texas A & M University Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Uvalde, TX, reported the presence of over forty [[alkaloids]], including low amounts (up to ~ 15 ppm) of several [[amphetamines]] that had previously been found by the same research group in the related species ''[[Senegalia berlandieri]]'',<ref>B.A. Clement, C. M. Goff and T. D. A. Forbes (1997). "Toxic amines and alkaloids from ''Acacia berlandieri''." ''Phytochem.'' '''46''' 249-254.</ref> but which otherwise are known only as products of laboratory synthesis. Compounds found in the highest concentrations (ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand ppm) were [[phenethylamine]], [[N-methylphenethylamine]], [[tyramine]] and [[N-methyltyramine]]. Other notable compounds reported were [[N,N-dimethyltryptamine]], [[mescaline]], and [[nicotine]], although these were found in low concentrations (e.g. mescaline at 3-28 ppm).
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		+	The presence of such an unprecedented chemical range of [[psychoactive]] compounds, including ones not previously found in nature, in a single plant species has led to the suggestion that some of these findings may have resulted from cross-contamination or were possibly artifacts of the analytical technique.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.cognitiveliberty.org/shulgin/adsarchive/acacia.htm \|work=Ask Dr. Shulgin Online \|title=Acacias and Natural Amphetamine \|publisher=Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics \|date=2001-09-26}}</ref>

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+Blackbrush Acacia is used in weight loss [[dietary supplement]]s because of its [[Adrenergic agonist|adrenergic]] [[amine]] content. These compounds are claimed to stimulate [[Adrenergic receptor|beta-receptors]] to increase [[lipolysis]] and metabolic rate and decrease appetite.<ref>{{cite patent  |country=WO |number=2006099274 |status=application |title=Dietary Supplement and Method of Using Same |pubdate=2006-09-14 |fdate=2006-03-13 |inventor=Jared R. Wheat |class=A61K36/48}}</ref>
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 == General Plant Info ==
+'''''Acacia rigidula''''' or '''''Vachellia rigidula''''', commonly known as '''Blackbrush Acacia''' or '''Chaparro Prieto''', is a species of shrub or small tree in the [[legume]] family, [[Fabaceae]]. This perennial is not listed as being threatened.<ref>[http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&LegumeWeb&tno~7639&genus~Acacia&species~rigidula ILDIS LegumeWeb]</ref> It reaches a height of {{convert|5|-|15|ft|m}}.<ref name="Wildflower">{{cite web |url=http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ACRI |title=''Acacia rigidula'' Benth. |work=Native Plant Database |publisher=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center |accessdate=2009-06-30}}</ref>  Blackbrush Acacia grows on [[limestone]] hillsides and canyons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/acaciarigid.htm |title=Blackbrush Acacia, Chaparro Prieto, Catclaw, Gavia |work=Texas Native Plants Database |publisher=[[Texas A&M University]] |accessdate=2009-06-30}}</ref>
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