Editing Entheogen (section)

=== Asia ===
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The indigenous peoples of [[Siberia]] (from whom the term ''shaman'' was borrowed) have used ''[[Amanita muscaria]]'' as an entheogen.

In [[Hinduism]], ''[[Datura stramonium]]'' and cannabis have been used in religious ceremonies, although the religious use of datura is not common, as the primary alkaloids are strong [[deliriants]], which causes serious intoxication with unpredictable effects.

Also, the ancient drink [[Soma (drink)|Soma]], mentioned often in the [[Vedas]], appears to be consistent with the effects of an entheogen. In his 1967 book, Wasson argues that Soma was ''[[Amanita muscaria]]''. The active ingredient of Soma is presumed by some to be [[ephedrine]], an alkaloid with stimulant properties derived from the soma plant, identified as ''[[Ephedra (medicine)|Ephedra]] pachyclada''. However, there are also [[Botanical identity of soma–haoma|arguments]] about the [[botanical identity of soma–haoma]] suggesting it could have also been [[Harmal|Syrian rue]], [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]], ''[[Atropa belladonna]]'', or some combination of any of the above plants.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}

==== West Asia ====
The earliest credible evidence of either coffee drinking or knowledge of the coffee tree appears in the middle of the 15th century, in Yemen's [[Sufi]] monasteries.<ref name="Bennett">{{cite book|first1=Bennett Alan|last1=Weinberg|first2=Bonnie K.|last2=Bealer|title=The world of caffeine|year=2001|pages=3–4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qyz5CnOaH9oC&q=coffee+goat+ethiopia+Kaldi&pg=PA3 | isbn=978-0-415-92723-9 | publisher=Routledge}}</ref> The Sufi monks drank coffee as an aid to concentration and even spiritual intoxication when they chanted the name of God.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McHugo|first1=John|title=How a drink downed by Arab mystics went global|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22190802|work=BBC News|date=18 April 2013}}</ref>