Mespilodaphne cymbarum

Mespilodaphne cymbarum is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is an evergreen tree found in northern Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.

Medical uses

The essential oils from Mespilodaphne cymbarum are often used in the synthesis of MDMA ; a psychoactive drug of the substituted methylenedioxyphenethylamine and substituted amphetamine classes of drugs that is consumed primarily for its euphoric and empathogenic effects. Pharmacologically, MDMA acts as a serotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agent and reuptake inhibitor.