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The use of '''fictional medicine and drugs''' has history in both fiction (usually fantasy or science fiction) and the real world. In fiction, drugs and medicine have served as analogues to real-world [[drug]]s, giving color and depth to the fictional world. They are often included by authors to create or to reduce the [[utopia]]n/[[idealism|ideal]] nature of their fictional world<ref>Banco, Lindsey Michael. ''[http://qspace.lib(contracted; show full)
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|[[Lotus tree]]
|Homer's ''[[Odyssey]]''
|A plant, possibly native to Libya, with [[opium]]-like sedative and narcotic properties. It is believed that the plant may be related to the [[Ziziphus|jujube]] plant or the [[date palm]]. The plant was the sole food of the [[Lotophagi]].
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|''[[Nine Kinds of Naked]]''
|An extremely potent [[psychedelic]] which is encountered only in dreams and serves to initiate the user into a secret society based on [[synchronicity]].
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|Martian nori
|[[Transcendence (video game)|''Transcendence'' (video game)]]
|A form of [[seaweed]] with [[hallucinogenic]] effects.
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|''[[Transmetropolitan]]''
|Recreational drug taken with the aid of an [[artificial intelligence|AI]]. Both the AI and the human user enjoy hallucinations; the drug causes portions of the human body to develop into cybernetic implants.
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