The first part is a personal story of exploration by the renowned chemist alexander shulgan. This html version of tihkal was created by bo lawler with the help of erowid. Names of certain individuals were redacted for privacy by shulgin assistants greg and tania manning. A chemical love story by ann shulgin and alexander shulgin 1991, paperback at the best online prices at. Alexander shulgin and ann shulgin which was published in 1991. Pihkal a chemical love story pdf full 58 esalrecpio. Alexander shulgin and ann shulgin, pihkal, a chemical love. Phenethylamines i have known and loved a unique document written by renowned psychopharmo gist shulgin and his partner which gives details of his research and investigations into the use of psychedelic drugs for the study of the. A chemical love story paperback or softback by shulgin, alexander and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Despite its exotic ring, the title is really an acronym for for phenethylamines i have known and loved. Shulgin studied chemistry on a harvard scholarship when he was only 16 but left school in 1943 to join the navy.
Shulgin tihkal pdf the first half of tihkal is an excellent commentary on the shulgins personal experiences with tryptamines. Alexander sasha theodore shulgin1 born june 17, 1925 was an american pharmacologist, chemist and drug developer. A chemical love story kindle edition by shulgin, alexander, shulgin, ann. Scanned images of alexander shulgins lab books, including experiences. A chemical love story by alexander shulgin and ann shulgin. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. Its a hefty tome, half chemistry and half autobiography the latter part being half written by his wife anne. Click download or read online button to get the shulgin index book now. Over the course of his life, he created, synthesized, and tested on himself hundreds of novel psychoactive compounds. First, funds were raised by erowid to support the project. Pdf pihkal a chemical love story by alexander shulgin. Thats why i have a laboratory out there to make things that havent been made before. A solution of 100 g of 2,5dimethoxybenzaldehyde in 220 g nitromethane was treated with 10 g anhydrous ammonium acetate, and heated on a steam bath for 2. Alexander theodore sasha shulgin 17 juin 1925 2 juin 2014 wis an american medicinal chemist, biochemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, an writer.
If i had a vision of the perfect psychedelic drug and knew its structure, id make it. He is best kent for introducin mdma an ingredient o ecstasy tae psychologists in the late 1970s for psychopharmaceutical uise shulgin wis born in berkeley, california. The chemistry continues describes in detail a wealth of tryptamines in the same format as book ii of pihkal, plus appendices presenting topics such as cactus alkaloids, natural. Shulgins songs have topped the russian and eastern european charts such as bratislava lyre 93. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Dr ecstasy, the man with the most claim to have actually discovered the drug. Over the span of 50 years, he created more new psychedelic drugs than any other known person to date nearly 250 by his own accounts. Lab books, class notes and desiderata from the files of alexander shulgin american libraries uploaded by rkumar on october 5, 2007. A chemical love story is a book by dr pihkal a chemical love story pdf download. In his book pihkal, shulgin limits his pesticide days at dow chemical to one sentence in 978 pages. As a producer, shulgin has had more than 20 hit albums, five of which were number 1. It also contains a complete crossindex into the chemicals of the second half.
Sometimes you read some books you think everybody should read, if only just so that they can. Alexander theodore shulgin american biochemist and. It is highly recommended and well worth purchasing the book. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. The deepred reaction mixture was stripped of the excess nitromethane under vacuum, and the residue crystallized spontaneously. Discover book depositorys huge selection of alexander t shulgin books online. Get ebooks the commemorative edition of pihkal and tihkal on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. Library the philosophy behind the writing of pihkal the philosophy behind the writing of pihkal alexander shulgin, ph. Lovingly prepared by joshua marker along with a devoted team of volunteers, this commemorative publication of pihkal. Shulgan explored the known phenthalamines, then produced hundreds. Ann shulgin and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The shulgin index download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. This impossible to categorize book is ostensibly the story of alexander shulgin, a. The story continues this is the continuation of the love story from pihkal.
Alexander theodore shulgin, sasha, american biochemist and pharmacologist born june 17, 1925, berkeley, calif. Each chemical contains information on its synthesis, dosage, effects, and commentary. Published pharmacology notesbook e after transcription and conversion to searchable pdf format. Shulgin books pdf after many many hours of dedicated volunteer time, a proofofconcept public beta version of searchable lab book 6 pdf one of the chemistry books was. The project to undertake the transcribing of shulgins lab books was started in 2008 by a team of volunteers.
The commemorative edition of pihkal and tihkal pdf. Alexander sasha theodore shulgin or shura was an american chemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, and author. His book should be out within a year, if he is alive to finish. This is a great book for both psychopharmacologists and people who are interested in psychopharmacology. Sciencemadness discussion board alexander shulgin books. Alexander shulgin and ann shulgin, pihkal, a chemical love story. Dow chemical company, in return for zectrans valuable patent, gave shulgin great freedom. Purchasing the book also gets you a far more complete crossindex into the chemicals described in the second half. This document is a response to a careful reading of this fascinating book by the shulgins. Some of the explorations have been described in this book are of.
Get ebooks pihkal on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. The second half of the book describes in detail a wealth of phenethlyamines, their physical properties, dosages used, duration of effects observed, and commentary on effects. Shulgin june 17, 1925june 2, 2014, known to friends and admirers as sasha, was a biochemist and pharmacologist best known for his synthesis, creation, and personal bioassay of hundreds of novel psychoactive compounds. This book gives details of their research and investigations into the use of psychedelic drugs for the study of the human mind, and is also a love story. Shulgin did not get his license taken away because of his books, it was a rather a grudge on the part of a certain influential official. The main title, pihkal, is an acronym that stands for phenethylamines i have known and loved. A chemical love story with a blend of travel, botanical facts, scientific speculation, psychological and political commentary. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Thanks to the support of, generous donors, and many hours of work by a team of dedicated volunteers, the first of the shulgin lab books are now available online view the shulgin lab books at the erowid library. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the pihkal a chemical love story by alexander shulgin, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Shulgin was credited with the popularization of mdma, commonly known as ecstasy, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, especially for psychopharmaceutical use and the treatment of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. Pihkal phenethylamines i have known and loved is a unique book written by renowned psychopharmacologist alexander shulgin and his wife ann shulgin. The first half of tihkal is an excellent commentary on the shulgins personal experiences with tryptamines.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This was followed in december 2012 by the release of searchable lab book 1 pdf from the pharmacology series. Results according to shulgins book pihkal 1991, he synthesized mdma in 1965, but. The book seems to be largely distributed under the acronym, pikhal. The second part is even more interesting it is a summery of years and years of psychadelic research on phenthalamines. The first of alexander shulgins notebooks produced from the 1960s through the 1980s were scanned and made available online in 2007. The first half of pihkal is an excellent commentary on the shulgins personal experiences with phenethylamines. Books 6, 1, and 2 demonstrate what the transcribed shulgin lab books will look like, after the process of deciphering, transcribing, and creating a facsimile takes place. The subject of the work is psychoactive phenethylamine. The laborious project of presenting the books took place in several stages. Alexander shulgin and ann shulgin, published in 1991. The subject of the work is psychoactive phenethylamine chemical derivatives, notably those that act as psychedelics andor empathogenentactogens. The continuation features the original texts enhanced with complete errata, new essays, anecdotes, and. This is the online version of the second half of the book pihkal.