Dimethyltryptamine is a white, crystalline solid and was first synthesized in 1931 by British chemist Richard Manske. It is naturally secreted by the human pineal gland and is found in numerous species of plants. Dimethyltryptamine is believed to play an important role in visual dreaming. DMT is used as a powerful drug with short lasting hallucinogenic effects but when taken in combination with monoamine oxidase inhibitor, it increases the length of the trip. As a drug, DMT can be snorted, smoked or injected. Dimethyltryptamine (extracted from ayahuasca and mixed with other plants) has been used by native South America tribal shamans in religious rituals and ceremonies. DMT became illegal in the U.S. with the Misuse of Drugs Act of 1971.
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