LSA Seeds
Morning Glory (Ipomoea violacea) &
Hawaiian Baby Woodrose (Argyreia nervosa)
Active ingredients: d-Lysergic acid amide (LSA), Lysergic acid hydroxyethylamide (LSH)
Most people are familiar with the famous synthetic psychedelic Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), even if only by name. Less well known is that “Acid” is just one member of the Lysergamine family of molecules. Several cousins exist naturally in plant seeds and have their own psychedelic effects. For example, d-Lysergic Acid Amide (LSA), also known as ergine, is found in the seeds of specific Morning Glory varieties and the Hawaiian Baby Woodrose (HBW) plant.
Each species has variants growing in different (tropical) parts of the world. Both are climbing vines bearing colourful flowers that produce seeds containing LSA and trace amounts of LSH (Lysergic Acid Hydroxyethylamide) and four of five similar ergoline alkaloids.
The seeds are commonly sold by (online) smart shops and consumed for their trippy effects. (They can also be found in regular garden centres, but these are treated with chemicals to prevent consumption, so stick to smart shops).
LSA’s effects are similar to LSD, except more sedating, nowhere near as intense and producing an inner experience rather than the funky visuals. Some people familiar with LSD and mushrooms report that the seeds produce a ‘deeper’ sensation.
As a bonus, although LSA seeds are much milder in action and shorter in duration (6-8 hours) than LSD, unlike acid, they’re legal to buy and possess (though not to consume). As a result they are growing in popularity as sources for psychedelic microdosing.
Both morning glory and HBW seeds have been used for millennia by shamans and indigenous communities from Mexico to Africa to Nepal to achieve altered, visionary states for divination, diagnosis, and performing energetic healing.
They became popular among American hippies in the 60s, who mixed them with other herbs to create Utopia Bliss Balls or made a peppermint tea that converted the LSA to LSH for a different effect. Known as Sergeant Pepper’s Tea, we’ve recreated the recipe and made it into a more complex cocktail.
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