DM Turner- The Esseential psychedelic guide

powder for a few minutes to make a tea which will come on in just one
hour, but the taste of the tea is rather bitter. Lately I've been spreading my
consumption of Syrian Rue over an hours time which further reduces
stomach disturbances.
Syrian Rue and other sources of Harmala can also be extracted. Gracie and
Zarkov used vodka as a solvent. The extract I tried has some advantages
over the seed form. It can be smoked, which produces a very nice high and
comes on within minutes. And the extract, smoked or ingested, seems to
produce less nausea and other physical symptoms for the same intensity of
high. However, smoking Harmala won't produce as long-lasting an effect as
ingesting, when used alone as well as when used to enhance other
psychedelics.
THE HIGH:
The Harmala experience by itself is generally quite mild, although some
acquaintances of mine have obtained full psychedelic effects from Syrian
Rue by consuming small amounts over the course of a day to circumvent the
nausea.
I'm primarily interested in how Harmala potentiates and enhances other
psychedelics. Ingesting a "potentiating" dose of Harmala produces feelings
of subtle energy flowing and a slight enhancement of perception.
Concentrated Harmala may be smoked for a more mind/less body oriented
high, often with feelings of euphoria and relaxation. I find it a nice
alternative to a cannabis high, more meditative and relaxed.
SAFETY FACTORS:
Harmala alkaloids are MAO inhibitors. See list of items not to take with
MAO inhibitors in the Safety chapter. The Harmala alkaloids are emetics
and can produce intense nausea if used in large amounts.
COMBINATIONS:
Harmala potentiates many psychedelics. It has a long history of use as a
main ingredient in Ayahuasca or Yage where it was included to potentiate
and enhance DMT. In fact, these brews would have been impotent without
the addition of Harmala since DMT is not normally active when taken
orally. Harmala inhibits enzymes which normally destroy DMT in the
stomach before it can reach the brain. Harmala also reduces the speed at
which DMT is metabolized within the brain.
Harmala adds its own signature to the experience of the other psychedelics