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Many cacti are known to be psychoactive, containing phenethylamine alkaloids such as mescaline. [1] However, the two main ritualistic (folkloric) genera are Echinopsis, of which the most psychoactive species occur in the San Pedro cactus group (including Echinopsis pachanoi, syn. Trichocereus pachanoi, Echinopsis Peruviana, syn. Trichocereus ...
The peyote (/ p eɪ ˈ oʊ t i /; Lophophora williamsii / l ə ˈ f ɒ f ə r ə w ɪ l i ˈ æ m z i aɪ /) is a small, spineless cactus which contains psychoactive alkaloids, [2] particularly mescaline (see also: cactus alkaloids). [3]
25 lut 2022 · Mescaline is a naturally occurring hallucinogenic substance found in certain cacti that has been used ritualistically for thousands of years.
26 paź 2023 · The highest proportion of mescaline is found in the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii), which in dried form contains 3–6% of the alkaloid mescaline. The ingestion of this cactus is part of a special (healing) ritual of indigenous peoples in specific parts of Mexico and Northern America.
24 cze 2020 · Peyote is a small, button shaped cactus native to Mexico and southern parts of the United States. Potent compounds in peyote, such as mescaline, cause it to have a hallucinogenic effect in humans.
26 cze 2022 · Mescaline is a psychedelic hallucinogen obtained from the small, spineless cactus Peyote (Lophophora williamsi), the San Pedro cactus, Peruvian torch cactus, and other mescaline-containing cacti. It is also found in certain members of the Fabaceae (bean family) and can be produced synthetically.
San Pedro (huachuma) is a sustainable alternative to peyote, containing psychoactive mescaline. Learn about San Pedro cactus medicine and effects.
