Soma Juice Essay
According to the hymnal, gods and priests were fond of Soma juice, often lauding its exhilarating and wonderous spiritual, psychological and medical powers. The 9th Mandala of RigVedās is completely devoted for the praise and use of soma. Soma was the food of gods, an intoxicating drink, a drink with a momentary sense of immortality. Soma was confused with divine life itself and it became of the king of Brahmans (universal God) (Drekmeter 1962)
Soma drink makes one feel as we have known Gods, Have entered light (RigVedās 48.3). Effects of Soma has been attributed to mind altering drugs drugs such as Hasish, hemp, Cannabis, Amanita muscaria mushroom (Basham, 1959).
It is nourishing when taken with milk and food (IX 52.1). It is exhilarating …show more content…
2.2.1 Reactions of Soma , Cannabis on body when smoked/ eaten
Smoking Potent Cannabis elicits a quick and normally pleasurable response, peak effects usually occurring in the first 15 minutes, absorption in the gastrointestinal tract is much slower, behavior which is pleasurable, nontoxic, is found encouraging positive reinforcement (Bower and Hillgard 1997).
Oral Consumption of Cannabis results in longlasting and profound effects. Intoxication can result within half an hour lasting upto three hours when sleep supreveness ,causing the person to sing /dance, to seek aphrodisiac enjoyments.No nausea, or sickness of stomach succeeds, nor bowels affected, but the next day there will be slight giddiness, redness of the eye (Clarke & Merlin, 2013).
2.2.2 Soma and Mind
Rejuvenative herbs for the mind are linked with our Soma beverages, as the drinks that we take serve to hydrate the brain and nervous system. They are often taken with honey and ghee as well. to move too quickly, to be stressed and ungrounded, leading to mental and emotional instability, including nervous exhaustion (Frawley,
Soma drink makes one feel as we have known Gods, Have entered light (RigVedās 48.3). Effects of Soma has been attributed to mind altering drugs drugs such as Hasish, hemp, Cannabis, Amanita muscaria mushroom (Basham, 1959).
It is nourishing when taken with milk and food (IX 52.1). It is exhilarating …show more content…
2.2.1 Reactions of Soma , Cannabis on body when smoked/ eaten
Smoking Potent Cannabis elicits a quick and normally pleasurable response, peak effects usually occurring in the first 15 minutes, absorption in the gastrointestinal tract is much slower, behavior which is pleasurable, nontoxic, is found encouraging positive reinforcement (Bower and Hillgard 1997).
Oral Consumption of Cannabis results in longlasting and profound effects. Intoxication can result within half an hour lasting upto three hours when sleep supreveness ,causing the person to sing /dance, to seek aphrodisiac enjoyments.No nausea, or sickness of stomach succeeds, nor bowels affected, but the next day there will be slight giddiness, redness of the eye (Clarke & Merlin, 2013).
2.2.2 Soma and Mind
Rejuvenative herbs for the mind are linked with our Soma beverages, as the drinks that we take serve to hydrate the brain and nervous system. They are often taken with honey and ghee as well. to move too quickly, to be stressed and ungrounded, leading to mental and emotional instability, including nervous exhaustion (Frawley,