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#REDIRECT [[Heimia salicifolia]]
{{Mergefrom|Legal drugs#Sinicuichi|date=June 2007}}
:'''''Heimia''' redirects here. For the [[brachiopod]] genus, see ''[[Heimia (brachiopod)]].
{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Sinicuichi
| image = Heimia.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Myrtales]]
| familia = [[Lythraceae]]
| genus = ''Heimia''
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
''Heimia myrtifolia''<br/>
''Heimia salicifolia''
}}
'''Sinicuichi''' (''Heimia''), also known as '''sun opener''' or '''shrubby yellowcrest''', is a genus of two or three species of [[shrub]]s in the family [[Lythraceae]], native to [[the Americas]], from northern [[Argentina]] north to the southernmost [[United States]] (southern [[Texas]]). The [[leaf|leaves]] are 2-5 cm long and 1 cm broad, entire, and variably arranged alternate, opposite or whorled on the stems.
==Species==
*''[[Heimia myrtifolia]]'' is a shrub growing to 1 m tall. The yellow flowers are 5 petaled and 1 cm in diameter. The leaves are approximately 5 mm wide by 2-3 cm long.
*''Heimia salicifolia'' is a shrub growing to 3 m tall. The yellow flowers are 5 petaled and 2-3 cm in diameter. The leaves are approximately 1 cm wide and 3-5 cm long.
== Secondary metabolites ==
Both ''Heimia'' species contain the following [[secondary metabolites]]:
* [[Cryogenine]], psychoactive
* [[Sinicuichine]]
* [[Heimidine]]
* [[Lyfoline]]
* [[Nesodine]]
* [[Abresoline]]
* [[Anelisine]]
* [[Dehydrodecadine]]
* [[Sinine]]
==History & Uses==
''Heimia myrtifolia'' and ''Heimia salicifolia'' are psychoactive<ref name="Grubber">Grubber, H. [http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/cultivation/cultivation_growing-the-hallucinogens.shtml#SINICUICHI "Growing the Hallucinogens: How to Cultivate and Harvest Legal Psychoactive Plants"] published by 20th century Alchemist</ref> and can produce auditory hallucinations.<ref>[http://www.erowid.org/plants/sinicuichi/sinicuichi_faq.shtml Sinicuichi FAQ]</ref>
==Cultivation==
[[Image:Heimia Salicifolia Seeds.jpg|right|thumb|Seeds of ''H. salicifolia'']]
The species make attractive [[ornamental plant]]s, flowering in late summer. Although only growing as a [[shrub]] in subtropical climates, it can also be grown as a [[Perennial plant|herbaceous perennial]] in colder areas where the above-ground growth is killed by winter cold.
The plants produce very many tiny seeds which are easily cultivated. The seeds should be sown thinly across the top of fine, packed soil. Both species perfer well-drained soil with a good supply of water. The seedlings should be watered by a fine mist or with bottom watering to avoid washing them off to the side of the pot. They should be kept out of intense sunlight until they form the first real leaves. It may be necessary to spread the seedlings out in their initial pots to avoid over-crowding. The seedlings should be moved to at least an inch apart once they are large enough to handle. Be aware that small seedlings of this species often have relatively large root structures. A plant less than a quarter-inch tall may have roots up to two inches deep.<ref name="Grubber">.</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Entheogens]]
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]