I'm building a new explanation for medieval dragons. No idea if this is correct - I think dragons are really the drugs used in shamanism.
Poppy, dandelion, chicory, and wild lettuce: they all yield drugs like opium from the alkaloids in their latex. I suspect that there were ancient peoples in Europe who knew plants as well as some rainforest shamen do now.
The difficult part will be figuring out what other plants might have combined with the latex bearing plants.
In another post, I'll make a list of clues to support my crazy assertion that dragons = drugs...
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Poppy, dandelion, chicory, and wild lettuce: they all yield drugs like opium from the alkaloids in their latex. I suspect that there were ancient peoples in Europe who knew plants as well as some rainforest shamen do now.
The difficult part will be figuring out what other plants might have combined with the latex bearing plants.
In another post, I'll make a list of clues to support my crazy assertion that dragons = drugs...
[This page is a stub. More evidence is needed.]
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