A relative of mistletoe (Viscum album 1.), Phrygilanthus

eugenioides is used in the voodoo cult as

a magical plant. It is said to have psychoactive or

hallucinogenic powers (Schultes and Farnsworth

1982, 187*; Schultes and Hofmann 1980, 367*).

Curiously, the ancient texts suggest that mistletoe

may also produce psychoactive effects (cf.

Benthamia alyxifolia).