Das Buch besteht aus zwei Teilen. Der erste Teil beschäftigt sich mit biographischen Aspekten beider Autoren. Zusammenkünfte eines Freundeskreis werden geschildert, bei der neue psychoaktive Substanzen im Selbstversuch unter wissenschaftlichen Bedingungen getestet werden. Den zweiten Teil kann man als eine wissenschaftliche Publikation betrachten, in der 179 psychoaktive Phenylethylamine systematisch beschrieben sind, und zwar bezüglich ihrer Synthese und den Erlebnis-Berichten (der Gruppenmitglieder) zu unterschiedlichen Dosierstufen. Im Gegensatz zum ersten Teil sind im zweiten Teil die Passagen zur Chemie nur mit entsprechender Fachkenntnis verständlich, letzterer wurde von den Autoren als gemeinfrei deklariert.

Informationen zum Autor Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin (June 17, 1925 June 2, 2014) was an American medicinal chemist, biochemist, organic chemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, and author. He is credited with introducing MDMA ("ecstasy", "mandy" or "molly") to psychologists in the late 1970s for psychopharmaceutical use, and for the discovery, synthesis and personal bioassay of over 230 psychoactive compounds for their psychedelic and entactogenic potential. Klappentext PIHKAL (Phenethylamines I Have Known And Loved) is a classic in the psychedelic genre by psychopharmacologist Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin, co-authored with his partner Ann, which provides details of his research, synthesis, and investigations into the use of a range of psychedelic compounds for the study of the human mind. The book focuses on phenethlyamines and explores their physical properties, dosages used, and duration of effects observed, and commentary.

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Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin (June 17, 1925 – June 2, 2014) was an American medicinal chemist, biochemist, organic chemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, and author. He is credited with introducing MDMA ("ecstasy", "mandy" or "molly") to psychologists in the late 1970s for psychopharmaceutical use, and for the discovery, synthesis and personal bioassay of over 230 psychoactive compounds for their psychedelic and entactogenic potential.

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PIHKAL (Phenethylamines I Have Known And Loved) is a classic in the psychedelic genre by psychopharmacologist Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin, co-authored with his partner Ann, which provides details of his research, synthesis, and investigations into the use of a range of psychedelic compounds for the study of the human mind. The book focuses on phenethlyamines and explores their physical properties, dosages used, and duration of effects observed, and commentary.