What is Pihkal and Tihkal about?
PIHKAL is the fictionalized autobiographical account of Sasha and Ann Shulgin’s research and romance, exploring altered state experiences in the context of intimacy. It describes a wide variety of phenethylamines, their dosage, and their effects.
Who wrote Pihkal?
Alexander Shulgin
Ann Shulgin
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What does Pihkal mean?
Phenethylamines I Have Known And Loved
Two DEA agents even got married at his home. Shulgin’s special relationship with the DEA ended abruptly after the publication in 1991 of PIHKAL, A Chemical Love Story. PIHKAL stands for “Phenethylamines I Have Known And Loved”. Phenethylamine (PEA) is the chemical backbone of mescaline (3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine).
What does 2C mean in chemistry?
Shulgin also coined the term 2C, being an acronym for the 2 carbon atoms between the benzene ring and the amino group.
Is Pihkal a true story?
PiHKAL is divided into two parts, the first of which is a fictionalized autobiographical ‘novel’ – the main fiction is that it is fiction. This first half of the book is The Love Story, about two people named Shura and Alice who fall in love, though one of them is already in love with someone else.
What are the nature of drugs?
The nature of drugs relates to the physical or chemical properties of drugs, in general. These properties including drug matter, drug size, drug shape and drug bonds, and others are also explained in brief at the end of this chapter.
How many drugs are in Tihkal?
The second part of TiHKAL is “The Chemistry Continues”. It is a detailed manual for 55 psychedelic compounds (many discovered by Shulgin himself). For each compound there is information on synthesis, effective dosage, duration of effects, and commentary on the subjective effects that were experienced.
Who invented 2C?
Alexander Shulgin
They were first synthesized by the late Alexander Shulgin around 1974, who is known for popularizing MDMA. Like MDMA, 2C drugs were first utilized for therapeutic purposes among Shulgin and his colleagues and later became known as club drugs.
Is Pihkal illegal?
In the United Kingdom, all but phenethylamine are illegal. In 1994, two years after PIHKAL was published, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) raided Shulgin’s lab and requested that he turn over his DEA license.
How many phenethylamines are in the book PiHKAL?
The book consists of two parts: the first is a fictionalised autobiography of the authors which introduces the couple’s background, working lives and relationships. The second part contains detailed instructions for the synthesis of 179 psychedelic phenethylamines which were mostly discovered by Shulgin himself.
Is there an online version of the book PiHKAL?
This is the online version of the second half of the book “PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story” by Alexander and Ann Shulgin. It is presented with the express permission of the authors in order to spread the factual information as widely as possible and make it permanently available in the public domain.
Where are the magical half dozen in PiHKAL?
Magical half-dozen. The so-called “magical half-dozen” refers to Shulgin’s self-rated most important phenethylamine compounds, all of which except mescaline he developed and synthesized himself. They are found within the first book of PIHKAL, and are as follows:
Is the first half of PIHKAL worth buying?
The first half of PiHKAL is an excellent commentary on the Shulgin’s personal experiences with phenethylamines. It is highly recommended and well worth purchasing the book. Purchasing the book also gets you a far more complete cross-index into the chemicals described in the second half.
