Hamilton's Pharmacopeia (2016)

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  • Viceland (US)
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  • Documentary Reality

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2x1
The Psychedelic Toad
Episode overview
Hamilton embarks on a quest to answer the most important question in ethnoherpetological history and along the way, he finds the power of love.
2x2
Peyote: The Divine Messenger
Episode overview
From the greenhouses of Thai cactophiles to the Tamaulipan thornscrub, Hamilton traces the history of peyote with the help of a Native American peyotist.
2x3
Kratom: The Forbidden Leaf
Episode overview
Hamilton investigates the pharmacology and traditional uses of Kratom, a Thai tree with opioid-containing leaves.
2x4
Wizards of DMT
Episode overview
Hamilton travels across North America to study how and why DMT exists in the environment and the laboratory.
2x5
Ketamine: Realms and Realities
Episode overview
Hamilton heads to India to see industrial Ketamine synthesis, and speak with therapists and luminaries in an attempt to understand the role of dissociative anesthetics in society.
2x6
A Clandestine Chemist's Tale
Episode overview
Hamilton meets an unsung hero of the psychedelic underground and hears a tragic tale of MDMA synthesis and chemiluminescence.
2x7
A Fungal Fairy Tale
Episode overview
Hamilton ascends the Carpathian Mountains, microscope in hand, to learn how Europeans use Amanita muscaria, and uncovers the chemistry behind a mushroom-inspired pharmaceutical.
2x8
The Cactus Apprentice
Episode overview
Deep in the Andean highlands of Peru, Hamilton becomes the apprentice of a local shaman, learning how to use the night-blooming San Pedro cactus as a medicine.