@OverproducedPMC @SomeStingray Yeah there are still people who perform the Soma ritual with Sarcostemma acidum but as far as I know this is widely agreed to not be the same plant as the Vedic soma
The Pūtīka is postulated to be Sarcostemma acidum/brevistagma, which is an endangered species and not characterized as a hallucinogenic. It is a medicinal plant described in great detail in Ayurveda. https://t.co/mUmVVvYunO https://t.co/oO3uPRoPaC
（ひとりごと） Euphorbia sarcostemmoides Sarcostemma acidum Crassula sarcocaulis で、サルコイアシの学名もこれに近かったなと思いググる ⇒学名はHatiora salicornioidesで、sarではなくsalだし関係なさそう。茎が細くて棒みたいなところは似てそうなのに。
