tradition, sóma (Devanagari: सोम) is a ritual drink of importance among the early Vedic Indo-Aryans. The Rigveda mentions it, particularly in the Soma Mandala...

the Vedic ritual drink Soma. The origin of Soma is traced back to the Hindu Vedic texts, where he is the personification of a drink made from a plant...

Look up soma in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Soma may refer to: SOMA (architects), a New York–based firm of architects Soma (company), a company that...

There has been much speculation as to the botanical identity of soma or haoma. Soma is a plant described in Hindu sacred texts including the Rigveda,...

with soma due to it being a drink of the divine. At religious ceremonies the drink was consumed to give consumers longevity in life. At birth the drink was...

Wasson, Soma, p. 10. Letcher, p. 145. Wasson, Soma, p. 18. Wasson, Soma, pp. 36–37. Wasson, Soma, pp. 22–24. Letcher, p. 146. Brough, J. (1971). "Soma and...

Blida Province, Algeria Soma (drink), a Vedic ritual ambrosia drink Soumya, an Indian given name Sōma (disambiguation) Soma (disambiguation) This disambiguation...

T (1/9). Sarianidi found what appears to be the boiler for the ritual drink soma, which is mentioned in the Rigveda and also in the Avesta as haoma. Sarianidi...

pulse (karu), mixed milk (sāṃnāyya), an animal (paśu), the juice of soma-plant (soma), etc; nay, the smallest offerings of butter, flour, and milk may serve...

Papaver somniferum, commonly known as the opium poppy or breadseed poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is the species...

pure soul cannot survive. Just as the lotus flower would rather die than drink from a reeking swamp, the pure soul also seeks nourishment solely through...

cognate of Vedic soma. Both Avestan haoma and Sanskrit soma derived from proto-Indo-Iranian *sauma. The root of the word haoma, hu-, and of soma, su-, suggests...

elaborate ritual structures with rooms containing everything needed for making drinks containing extracts from poppy (opium), hemp (cannabis), and ephedra (which...

Chinese name ma huang. It has been proposed as a candidate for the legendary soma of the Rigveda. Chinese medicine Ephedra (the genus of plants) Ephedra (US-specific...

the deal is done, Namuci carries away all that nourishes the Devas: the Soma drink, the essence of food and the strength of Indra. The leader of the gods...

(Sanskrit: सोमयज्ञ, romanized: Somayajña) or Somayaga (ISO: Sōmayāga) or Soma sacrifice is a Hindu ritual. It is a type of Yajna associated with the lunar...

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Ephedra gerardiana (Gerard's jointfir, 山岭麻黄 shan ling ma huang) is a species of Ephedra, endemic to the mountains of Afghanistan, Bhutan, northern India...

originating from the Indian subcontinent. It has been used in food and drink as early as 1000 BC in ancient India. Bhang is traditionally distributed...

investigations, they contain very low levels (less than 0.1%) or none at all. Soma Haoma Kramer KU, Green PS, Götz E (1990). Kramer KU, Green PS (eds.). The...

Ayurveda.[citation needed] It is sometimes identified with the legendary drug soma, as described in the Avesta and the Rig Veda, the respective ancient sacred...

to be likely related to the Vedic word soma; these names refer to a magical, purportedly entheogenic plant/drink that is mentioned in ancient Indo-Iranian...

religiously linked to Hinduism and is believed to be a major ingredient of the Soma in Ancient India. Cynanchum acidum is a perennial leafless, jointed shrub...

called the Soma Mandala, has 114 hymns, entirely (although Griffith marks 9.5 as dedicated to the Apris) devoted to Sóma Pávamāna, "Purifying Soma", the sacred...

or horse. They have exceptional musical skills. They guard the sacred Soma drink, and play beautiful music for the devas in their palaces. Gandharvas usually...

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histories' Huna shamans used the powdered seeds to prepare an entheogenic drink. This is unlikely to reflect an authentic practice having once formed a...

Tripidium bengalense, synonym Saccharum bengalense, with the common names munj sweetcane, baruwa sugarcane or baruwa grass, is a plant of the genus Tripidium...

Ephedra intermedia, with the Chinese common name of Zhong Ma Huang, is a species of Ephedra that is native to Siberia, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan...