What to Know About Peyote Use By Buddy T Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD VeryWell Mind.com, Updated on February 14, 2020 https://www.verywellmind.com/how-long-does-peyote-stay-in-your-system-80310 kedsirin jaidee / Getty Images Peyote (Lophophora williamsii or Lophophora diffusa) is a small, spineless cactus that is found in the southwest United States, northern Mexico and Peru. The plant has been used for about six thousand years by native tribes for religious and healing purposes. Peyote's principal active ingredient is mescaline, a psychedelic compound that can also be man-made through chemical synthesis.1 The peyote buttons, protrusions found on the tops of the cactus plants, are usually dried and then chewed or [...]
Lire la suiteThe Religious Significance of Entheogenic Drugs Hugh Asher More Info: This is my unpublished Master's Dissertation. Abstract This paper examines the use of psychoactive substances such as Psilocybin, Mescaline, and LSD as adjuncts to mystical, religious or spiritual experiences. There is an analysis of the psychological changes and the changes in perception that these substances cause and how these can be interpreted as contributing to religious or spiritual enlightenment. There is also a discussion on the nature of what could be considered a religious experience. An overview of the use of such ‘entheogenic’ drugs from an historical perspective follows, looking specifically at the use of [...]
Lire la suitePeyote - Mescaline Scientific Papers AEDMP - Asociación para el Estudio y la Divulgación de la Medicina Psicodélica Research conducted by : Juan Spuch & Genís Oña Divulgación de la Medicina Psicodélica. Castellarnau, 11 2º 1ª 43004 Tarragona Spain Tel. 675 55 33 44 Email: medicina.psicodelica@hotmail.com www.medicinapsicodelica.org Content _____________________________________ 1. What is peyote? 2. Scientific papers about peyote - mescaline arranged chronologically (1954-2012) - H. Denber & S. Merlis (1954). A Note on Some Therapeutic Implications of the Mescaline induced State - C. Landis & J. Clausen (1954). Certain Effects of Mescaline and Lysergic Acid on Psychological Functions - J. Cattell (1954). The Influence of Mescaline on Psychodynamic Material - W. Frederking (1955). Intoxicant [...]
Lire la suiteTexas Peyote Culture Kevin FEENEY Cactus and Succulent Journal, 2018, 90, (1), 29-38 Peyote (Lophophora williamsii (Lem.) Coult.) has deep roots in Texas, or a deep taproot to be precise. While Texas is currently home to a federally regulated peyote trade, where members of the Native American Church (NAC) can legally purchase peyote for use in religious ceremonies, archaeological sites in Texas, and neighboring Coahuila, also mark the earliest known ceremonial associations between humans and peyote. It is believed that the peyote rituals of the Huichol, Nahua, Tarahumara, Cora, Tepehuan, and more recently the NAC, all trace their origins to the peyote gardens [...]
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