Hamilton's Pharmacopeia

2016
4.9
59 reviews
TV-MA
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Season 2 episodes (9)

1 The Psychedelic Toad
11/28/17
Hamilton embarks on a quest to answer the most important question in ethnoherpetological history and along the way, he finds the power of love.
2 Peyote: The Divine Messenger
12/5/17
From the greenhouses of Thai cactophiles to the Tamaulipan thornscrub, Hamilton traces the history of peyote with the help of a Native American peyotist.
3 Kratom: The Forbidden Leaf
12/12/17
Hamilton investigates the pharmacology and traditional uses of Kratom, a Thai tree with opioid-containing leaves.
4 Wizards of DMT
12/19/17
Hamilton travels across North America to study how and why DMT exists in the environment and the laboratory.
5 Ketamine; Realms and Realities
12/26/17
Hamilton heads to India to see industrial Ketamine synthesis, and speak with therapists and luminaries in an attempt to understand the role of dissociative anesthetics in society.
6 A Clandestine Chemist's Tale
1/2/18
Hamilton meets an unsung hero of the psychedelic underground and hears a tragic tale of MDMA synthesis and chemiluminescence.
7 A Fungal Fairy Tale
1/9/18
Hamilton ascends the Carpathian Mountains, microscope in hand, to learn how Europeans use Amanita muscaria, and uncovers the chemistry behind a mushroom-inspired pharmaceutical.
8 The Cactus Apprentice
1/16/18
Deep in the Andean highlands of Peru, Hamilton becomes the apprentice of a local shaman, learning how to use the night-blooming San Pedro cactus as a medicine.
101 Season 2 Sneak Peek
11/12/17
Catch a free sneak peek of Hamilton's Pharmacopeia Season 2!

About this show

Hamilton is fascinated by drugs. Join him on an incredible journey as he investigates the history, chemistry, and social impact of the world's most extraordinary mind-altering substances in Hamilton's Pharmacopeia.

Ratings and reviews

4.9
59 reviews
Frizzy D
January 16, 2021
Absolutely exceptional production work goes into every single episode. Hamilton is the most perfect host for such a show, and by a long shot. The chemistry that is discussed in the show behind each of the psychoactive (and sometimes lethal) substances blows my mind every single time. Please never cancel this show. There is, and never will be, anything as great as this production. I love you all for everything you do, from the beautiful cinematography, to the witty rhyming in the Fly Agaric Ep.
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A Google user
December 22, 2017
Just get ready to fall down the rabbit hole. If the topics of psychedelics, pharmacology, neurotrophic, or mind altering substances and compounds interest you, you have found pure gold. Hamilton is an accomplished chemist that not only shows very rarely seen substances in the wild but also explaines the pharmacology and history in great depth. Topics of discussion include; LSD (best in my opinion), frogs, mushrooms, salvia, DMT, quaaludes, fish, peyote, PCP, kratom, ketamine and MDMA
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Nathan
March 27, 2019
incredibly accurate and sometimes quite funny. Hamilton is a guy you can envy without embarrassment, because he's uber smart!
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