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I just finished reading a book called "One River" by Wade
Davis which is all about the travels of a few ethnobotanists
in the Amazon exploring for plants. Although the story is
mostly concerned with Rubber and Coca plants, I was watching
for references to chile peppers as I read. Mostly it only came
up in mention of some hot Chile sauces used by the Indians.
The only interesting reference to hot peppers was this: 
"Two species of hot peppers were used by a shaman's wife to
bring him down from a hallucinogenic intoxication."

Even though it didn't have much about peppers, it's a very
good book, worth reading.

scott

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