Lophophora williamsii
name:Peyote
other namesHikuli, Meskalkopf (german)
familyCactaceae (cactus plants)
occurrence
Mexico, Texas
chemistry
30 alkaloids of the Tetrahydroisoquinoline type, main active ingredient: Trimethoxyphenylethylamine (mescaline)
strong hallucinogenic effect, multicolored visions, hearing, taste and touch illusions possible
strong hallucinogenic effect, multicolored visions, hearing, taste and touch illusions possible
preparation
Raw, cooked, as a puree or tea
history
formerly: Aztecs
today: Tarahumara, Huichol, including Mexico. Indians
Native American Church in the United States and Western Canada
today: Tarahumara, Huichol, including Mexico. Indians
Native American Church in the United States and Western Canada
resources
- Enzyklopädie der psychoaktiven Pflanzen: Botanik, Ethnopharmakologie und AnwendungenChristian Rätsch (2018)
- Lophophora williamsii peyote ab 4,5cm
- Lophophora williamsii, 50 Samen
- Peyote Religion: A HistoryOmer Call Stewart (1993)
- Peyote und andere psychoaktive KakteenAdam Gottlieb (2002)
- Peyote: The Divine CactusEdward F. Anderson (1996)
- Pflanzen der GötterRichard E. Schultes, Albert Hofman (1998)
- Psychoaktive KakteenMarkus Berger (2002)
- Psychoaktive Pflanzen, Pilze und Tiere: Bestimmung, Wirkung, VerwendungAndreas Alberts, Peter Mullen (2011)
- Psychoaktive Pflanzen: Mehr als 80 Pflanzen mit anregender, euphorisierender, beruhigender, sexuell erregender oder halluzinogener WirkungBert Marco Schuldes (2005)
- The Magical and Ritual Use of HerbsRichard Alan Miller (1990)
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