The Philosophy of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

A chemical accredited to have first been synthesized by Albert Hofmann [A Swiss chemist who can be referenced with the work LSD: My Problem Child]

Lysergic acid diethylamide is a chemical substance that was, by report, first created by Albert Hofmann - a Swiss chemist who worked for Sandoz Pharmaceuticals. Within the substances documented account, it was first synthesized in 1938 and was given the shorthand name of LSD-25. The substance is reportedly psychoactive, and the effects range from none to wrought sensory interaction. The chemical substance of LSD-25 is in part derived from ergot of rye - a fungus that grows on grain and causes the poisoning and rot of crops. From a chemical perspective, lysergic acid diethylamide is purposed, currently, with no particular biological role, but the genesis of the substance finds a unique placing in history as the result of a serious agricultural issue. When the proper conditions for rotting occur, the mold, or 'rot', from which LSD is formulated forms upon the grain and causes a darkened, black coloration. From that substance, ergot is extracted, and the constituents that serve in the ergot compositry of LSD are isolated and processed accordingly. Albert Hofmann reports in the work "LSD: My Problem Child" that upon accidently ingesting the substance, his mood, disposition, and sensory capacity were affected which led to an inevitable tire after having experienced hallucinations and strange feelings. The substance and its origin, within this narrative, are both conducive to specific and non-specific effects, but the consensus behind both of their formulations is one that houses a connection between chemical processing and agricultural manufacture by design.