How long does it take to read The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants?
Christian Rätsch
The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants by Christian Rätsch takes about 17 hours 16 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 17 hours 16 minutes
A long haul
First published 2005. 942 pages, about 259,050 words.
35 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 28 hours 47 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 17 hours 16 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 10 hours 48 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"In The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants Christian Ratsch details the botany history, distribution, cultivation, and preparation and dosage of more than 400 psychoactive plants. He discusses their ritual and medicinal usage, cultural artifacts made from these plants, and works of art that either represent or have been inspired by them." "The text is illustrated with 670 black-and-white illustrations and 800 color photographs - many of which come from the author's extensive fieldwork conducted around the world. They show the people, ceremonies, and art related to the ritual use of the world's sacred psychoactives."--BOOK JACKET
Subjects: Psychotropic plants, Hallucinogenic plants, Encyclopedias, Ethopharmacology, Ethnobotany, Psychotropic Drugs
