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Mescaline is a naturally occurring hallucinogenic substance from the phenethylamine class of substances. Cacti containing mescaline have been used for ritual purposes in Latin America for thousands of years. Mescaline is traditionally used in Latin America by indigenous shamans in rituals.
Mescaline is found in the Central American peyote cactus (Lophophora Williamsii) or the South American cactus genus Trichocereus (T. pachanoi, T. bridgesii, T. peruvianus). Other cactus species, such as the San Pedro cactus native to the Andes region, also contain mescaline.
Mescaline intoxication is described as a psychedelic-visionary, ecstatic state accompanied by feelings of happiness, of great clarity but without the metallic sharpness of LSD.
Nausea and vomiting may often occur before the onset of action.
The trip begins with hyperactivity and inner restlessness, then an altered, sharpened perception and an intense visual effect set in.
In the further course it comes to a gentle drifting experience. Visions and a euphoria of religious depth are reported, the connection with something ancient, the feeling of a visionary experience and the change of ego sensation as well as feelings of ego dissolution.
The coming down phase is softer than with other psychedelics.
Onset of action
After 45 minutes to 1.5 hours
Duration of action
8 - 14 hours
After-effects
6 - 36 hours
Swallowed
light: 50 - 200 mg
medium: 200 - 400 mg
strong: 400 - 800 mg
The mescaline content can vary greatly from plant to plant.
Forms of release
Dried, crushed plant material, filled into capsules or processed directly into a decoction. Mescaline is also available as an extract and in synthetic, crystalline form
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