5-MeO-DMT

5-MeO-DMT (5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine) is a psychedelic of the tryptamine class. It is found in a wide variety of plant species, and at least one toad species, the Sonora Desert toad. Like its close relatives DMT and bufotenin (5-HO-DMT), it has been used as an entheogen in South America.[1] Slang terms include Five-methoxy, The power, and Toad venom.[2]

5-MeO-DMT

Clinical data
Routes of administration	Smoked, Insufflated, Oral
Legal status
Legal status	AU: S9 (Prohibited substance) DE: Anlage I (Authorized scientific use only) UK: Class A US: Schedule I Illegal in China, Sweden, Turkey
Identifiers
IUPAC name 2-(5-Methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)-N,N-dimethylethanamine
CAS Number	1019-45-0^Y
PubChem CID	1832
IUPHAR/BPS	145
ChemSpider	1766^Y
UNII	X0MKX3GWU9
KEGG	C08309^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:2086^Y
ChEMBL	ChEMBL7257^Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID70144324
ECHA InfoCard	100.012.558
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C13H18N2O
Molar mass	218.300 g·mol^−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES COc2ccc1[nH]cc(CCN(C)C)c1c2
InChI InChI=1S/C13H18N2O/c1-15(2)7-6-10-9-14-13-5-4-11(16-3)8-12(10)13/h4-5,8-9,14H,6-7H2,1-3H3^Y Key:ZSTKHSQDNIGFLM-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y
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Chemistry

5-MeO-DMT was first synthesized in 1936, and in 1959 it was isolated as one of the psychoactive ingredients of Anadenanthera peregrina seeds used in preparing Yopo snuff. It was once believed to be a major component of the psychoactive effects of the snuff, although this has recently been shown to be unlikely, due to the limited or sometimes even non-existent quantity contained within the seeds, which instead achieve their psychoactivity from the O-demethylated metabolite of 5-MeO-DMT, bufotenin.[3][4] It is metabolized mainly by CYP2D6.[4]

Uses

It may have anti anxiety and anti depressant effects.[5][6]

Religious use

The Church of the Tree of Life, founded in California in 1971 by John Mann but now defunct, declared the use of 5-MeO-DMT to be a sacrament. From approximately 1971 to the late 1980s, 5-MeO-DMT was discreetly available to its members.[7][8] Between 1970 and 1990 smoking of 5-MeO-DMT on parsley was probably one of the two most common forms of ingestion in the United States.[8]

Pharmacology

5-MeO-DMT is a methoxylated derivative of DMT. Based on studies in rats, its pharmacological activity is believed to be mainly through serotonin receptors. Specifically, it shows high affinity for the 5-HT₂ and 5-HT_1A subtypes.[9] Additional mechanisms of action such as inhibition of monoamine reuptake may be involved also.[10] A 2019 European study with 42 volunteers showed that a single inhalation produced sustained enhancement of satisfaction with life, and easing of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).[11]

Sources

Plant sources

Family	Plants
Rutaceae	Dictyoloma incanescens,[12] Limonia acidissima,[13] Melicope leptococca[14]
Fabaceae	Anadenanthera peregrina,[15] Acacia auriculiformis,[15] Acacia Victoriae,[15] Desmodium gangeticum,[15] Lespedeza bicolor,[14][13] Mimosa pudica,[15] Mucuna Pruriens,[13][14] Phyllodium pulchellum[13][14]
Poaceae	Phalaris tuberosa[15]
Malpighiaceae	Banisteriopsis caapi,[15] Diplopterys cabrerana[16]
Cactaceae	Echinocereus salm-dyckianus,[13] Echinocereus triglochidiatus[13]
Myristicaceae	Horsfieldia superba,[13] Iryanthera macrophylla,[13] Osteophloeum platyspermum,[16] Virola theiodora,[13] Virola calophylla,[16] Virola multinervia,[16] Virola peruviana,[16] Virola rufula,[16] Virola venosa[16]

Animal Sources

Family	Animals
Hominidae	Homo sapiens [14]
Bufonidae	Bufo alvarius [17][11][14]

Fungal Sources

Family	Fungi
Agaricacea	Amanita citrina,[16] Amanita porphyria[16]

Legal status

China

As of October 2015, 5-MeO-DMT is a controlled substance in China.[18]

Australia

As a structural analog of N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT), 5-MeO-DMT is a Schedule 9 prohibited substance under the Poisons Standard.[19]

Sweden

Sveriges riksdags health ministry Statens folkhälsoinstitut classified 5-MeO-DMT, listed as 5-metoxi-N,N-dimetyltryptamin (5-MeO-DMT) in their regulation SFS 2004:696, as "health hazard" under the act Lagen om förbud mot vissa hälsofarliga varor (translated Act on the Prohibition of Certain Goods Dangerous to Health) in October 2004, making it illegal to sell or possess.[20]

Turkey

5-MeO-DMT has been controlled in Turkey since December 2013.[21]

United States

5-MeO-DMT was made a Schedule I controlled substance in January 2011.[22]

See also

• 4-MeO-DMT
• 5-MeO-AMT
• 5-MeO-DIPT
• 5-EtO-DMT
• Dimemebfe
• List of entheogens

References

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18. "关于印发《非药用类麻醉药品和精神药品列管办法》的通知" (in Chinese). China Food and Drug Administration. 27 September 2015. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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External links

• TiHKAL #38 on Erowid and Erowid's 5-MeO-DMT Vault
• 5-MeO-DMT Entry in TiHKAL • info
• 5-MeO-DMT Harm Reduction Forums