{"id":31014,"date":"2022-08-06T04:27:47","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T02:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/princess-clairette-and-the-hallucinogenic-toad\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T22:19:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T21:19:29","slug":"princess-clairette-and-the-hallucinogenic-toad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/en\/princess-clairette-and-the-hallucinogenic-toad\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Clairette and the hallucinogenic toad"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31014\" class=\"elementor elementor-31014 elementor-30046\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57d0159 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"57d0159\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0becca6\" data-id=\"0becca6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3094530 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3094530\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32758bd\" data-id=\"32758bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9b53b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5a9b53b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a99f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22a99f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Princess Clairette and the hallucinogenic toad<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8918b05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8918b05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"Intro\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>Disclaimer: This article is in no way intended to encourage drug use. Its purpose is to provide information about certain (unusual) practices and the scientific research surrounding them. <\/i><\/p><p>On a hot summer night, suffering from severe insomnia, I stepped out onto the terrace\u2014and who should I see? A common toad (<i>Bufo bufo<\/i>), perched astride the threshold of the open door. When we saw each other, we froze to get a better look at one another\u2014he, assessing the danger, and I, not wanting to disturb the charming creature.  <\/p><p>My imaginative mind wondered, \u201cWhat if I tried to kiss him? Maybe fairy tales know more than I do?\u201d Just having that thought obviously made him run away as I tried to get closer.<\/p><p>Especially since that wouldn\u2019t be the brightest idea I\u2019ve ever had. Toads\u2019 skin is actually covered with a mucus that\u2019s particularly rich in toxic substances, which helps defend them against predators. Without these toxins, toads would be small, fragile, delicate, and particularly vulnerable animals. That\u2019s why it\u2019s recommended to wash your hands after touching a<a href=\"#*\"> toad*<\/a>, to avoid ingesting these toxins.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb7f4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cb7f4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"Prince-Hallucination\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"western\">Prince Charming: Just a Beautiful Hallucination?<\/h2><p>I seemed to recall that the toads that turn into Prince Charming in fairy tales were somehow connected to these molecules. So, rather than witnessing a magical transformation, the princess would go on a psychedelic trip caused by the toad\u2019s toxins coming into contact with her mucous membranes. Similarly, it seemed to me that toads were particularly associated with witches because of these same molecules, which are generally classified as toxic poisons but are also<a href=\"#**\"> psychedelic**<\/a>.  <\/p><p>After doing some research, my illusions about our beloved common toad were replaced by a certain fascination with other toad species, notably <i>Incilius alvarius<\/i> (formerly <i>Bufo alvarius<\/i>), whose venom does indeed contain psychoactive substances. The common toad, on the other hand, defends itself with molecules that would cause severe digestive, nervous, and cardiac disorders if ingested\u2014so don\u2019t even think about trying it! <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1945f60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1945f60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/dirk-toerien-lOfdQjV9F3o-unsplash-768x671.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-30992\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/dirk-toerien-lOfdQjV9F3o-unsplash-768x671.jpg 768w, https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/dirk-toerien-lOfdQjV9F3o-unsplash-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/dirk-toerien-lOfdQjV9F3o-unsplash-1024x895.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/dirk-toerien-lOfdQjV9F3o-unsplash-1536x1342.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/dirk-toerien-lOfdQjV9F3o-unsplash-2048x1790.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12ed61f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12ed61f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Beef toxins and uses<\/h2><p>Bufotoxins are a large family of molecules found in the parotid glands, skin, and venom of certain toads. Depending on the species, different molecules may be predominant. Toads do not have a monopoly on them, however: other amphibians, as well as certain species of plants and fungi, also produce them!  <\/p><p><i>Incilius alvarius<\/i> is the toad best known for its psychoactive secretions. Some people even go so far as to lick it, which is particularly unadvisable, as you&#8217;re ingesting molecules that will at the very least cause serious indigestion, if not cardiac and neurological disorders. <\/p><p>Others &#8220;milk&#8221; the toad&#8217;s parotid glands to secrete venom rich in psychoactive molecules, notably 5-MeO-DMT and 5-HO-DMT. These molecules are analogous to DMT, the psychoactive molecule in ayahuasca and many similar ritual preparations. The venom is then dried and smoked to induce a psychedelic trip similar to ayahuasca, but of shorter duration.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-370443a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"370443a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>DMT, physiology and the psychedelic experience<\/h2><p>DMT is found physiologically in small quantities in the human body, which leads us to assume that it has some function as a neurotransmitter. It has also been hypothesized that this molecule is important in the experience of dreams, and that its secretion is maximal at the moment of death.  <\/p><p>M\u00f6ckel writes about the psychedelic experience with DMT: \u201cNothing can prepare you for this experience! The ordinary world is instantly replaced by an alien world. The ego dissolves, and one finds oneself in bizarre worlds, ranging up to out-of-body experiences or loss of consciousness. This leads to intense visual hallucinations, kaleidoscopic patterns\u2014\u2018everything moves at the speed of light\u2019\u2014with a distorted perception of time. The experience can range from heaven to hell.\u201d  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c9b72f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c9b72f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/laura-seaman-PsnkF30YFJg-unsplash-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-30994\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/laura-seaman-PsnkF30YFJg-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/laura-seaman-PsnkF30YFJg-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/laura-seaman-PsnkF30YFJg-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/laura-seaman-PsnkF30YFJg-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/laura-seaman-PsnkF30YFJg-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ab8ad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ab8ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"*\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Notes<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>* It\u2019s also important to note that, like all amphibians, toads need to keep their skin moist at all times in order to breathe. In fact, they absorb most of their oxygen through their skin! So don\u2019t touch them unless your hands are thoroughly wet and clean! Furthermore, all amphibians are protected in Switzerland. So don\u2019t handle them unless you\u2019re saving them from immediate danger, and don\u2019t take them out of their natural habitat to bring them home (this also applies to children and tadpole breeding projects).   <a href=\"#Intro\">[Back to the text]<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<\/p><p style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93f3957 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93f3957\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"**\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>** Don&#8217;t forget Paracelsus&#8217; famous saying, &#8220;The dose makes the poison!&#8221; Everything can be useful; everything can be poisonous\u2014it&#8217;s just a matter of dosage. <a href=\"#Prince-Hallucination\">[Back to text]<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<\/p><p style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66539fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66539fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 align=\"justify\">References<\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erowid.org\/animals\/toads\/toads.shtml\">https:\/\/www.erowid.org\/animals\/toads\/toads.shtml<\/a> and linked pages<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bufotenin\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bufotenin<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bufotoxine\">https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bufotoxine<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crapaud_commun\">https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crapaud_commun<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dim%C3%A9thyltryptamine\">https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dim%C3%A9thyltryptamine<\/a><\/p><p>Hostettmann, K. Drugs of natural origin. Editions Favre, 2018. <\/p><p>Hostettmann, K. All about natural poisons. Editions Favre, 2006. <\/p><p>M\u00f6ckel, C. Journey of consciousness towards healing. Edition Solanac\u00e9e, 2022. <\/p><h3 class=\"western\">Further information<\/h3><p>The Swiss foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alps.foundation\/\">ALPS<\/a> (Awareness Lectures on Psychedelic Science) organizes conferences on research into psychedelic-assisted therapies. I was lucky enough to attend their convention in 2022 and found every lecture fascinating. You can follow them on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@alpsfoundation\">their YouTube channel<\/a>, where they rebroadcast their conferences in their entirety.  <\/p><p> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5555e58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5555e58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/timothy-dykes-Z66JM_4wleU-unsplash-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-30995\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/timothy-dykes-Z66JM_4wleU-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/timothy-dykes-Z66JM_4wleU-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/timothy-dykes-Z66JM_4wleU-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/timothy-dykes-Z66JM_4wleU-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/timothy-dykes-Z66JM_4wleU-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e7cdd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6e7cdd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99a3ba6 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"99a3ba6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Post Navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/en\/federal-diploma-in-naturopathy\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--label\">Previous<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">Federal diploma in naturopathy<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/etincellesante.ch\/en\/the-invitation\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--label\">Next<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">The invitation<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc0ccb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fc0ccb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disclaimer: This article is in no way intended to encourage drug use. 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