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"Long-term use in the local context followed by abstinence has not been reported to result in a withdrawal state. " -Deleted. Erowid experience reports would suggest otherwise...I read many mentions of addiction potential, and effects were reported of marked psychological withdrawal. Effects on the nicotina and dopamine receptors would certainly indicate physical/psychological addiction potential. - Earnest Critic
I feel this article contains quite a lot of false information, along with not even one reference. The "mesembrine is an SSRI" theory was more of a hypothesis, and seems to have been proven wrong (see Google Scholar HTML Link - I've uploaded the PDF to File:Mesembrine pde4 inhibtor.pdf because the PDF is much cleaner and clearer to read).
Also: "receptor-specific activity, and receptor activities also found on nicotinic, dopamine and nor-adrenaline sites" - References? It might just be hearsay. "The plant is not hallucinogenic" - Isn't that just opinion? I agree with it, but still we need proof. -- Mark PEA 19:51, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Take note that the bulk of this article appears to date from the original version posted in 2006 and copied verbatim from http://www.tryptamind.com/sceletium_tortuosum.html (see the notes in the revision history). That source cites no sources, and the website engages in e-commerce for herbs, although not for Sceletium in particular. Frappyjohn ( talk) 17:18, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
I feel like a lot of this article reads like an ad for a supplement, instead of an article on the plant. I've added the POV-check template (sorry if that isn't the right one!) Tecywiz121 ( talk) 01:59, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
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"Long-term use in the local context followed by abstinence has not been reported to result in a withdrawal state. " -Deleted. Erowid experience reports would suggest otherwise...I read many mentions of addiction potential, and effects were reported of marked psychological withdrawal. Effects on the nicotina and dopamine receptors would certainly indicate physical/psychological addiction potential. - Earnest Critic
I feel this article contains quite a lot of false information, along with not even one reference. The "mesembrine is an SSRI" theory was more of a hypothesis, and seems to have been proven wrong (see Google Scholar HTML Link - I've uploaded the PDF to File:Mesembrine pde4 inhibtor.pdf because the PDF is much cleaner and clearer to read).
Also: "receptor-specific activity, and receptor activities also found on nicotinic, dopamine and nor-adrenaline sites" - References? It might just be hearsay. "The plant is not hallucinogenic" - Isn't that just opinion? I agree with it, but still we need proof. -- Mark PEA 19:51, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Take note that the bulk of this article appears to date from the original version posted in 2006 and copied verbatim from http://www.tryptamind.com/sceletium_tortuosum.html (see the notes in the revision history). That source cites no sources, and the website engages in e-commerce for herbs, although not for Sceletium in particular. Frappyjohn ( talk) 17:18, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
I feel like a lot of this article reads like an ad for a supplement, instead of an article on the plant. I've added the POV-check template (sorry if that isn't the right one!) Tecywiz121 ( talk) 01:59, 12 January 2018 (UTC)