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16. Juni 1980

lophophora williamsii

lophophora williamsii

Germany

20.07.2022

Lophophora is a small category of low-growing, spineless, Central American cacti. The best-known species is Lophophora williamsii generally called peyote. It occurs in the Chihuahuan desert on the border of southern Texas and also north Mexico, normally growing in desert scrub areas on limestone. These little plants are slow expanding, taking take thirty years prior to they initially blossom in the wild. In farming, plants have a tendency to blossom faster and also respond well to being implanted. The pink or white blossoms are complied with by edible, pink fruit. The distinct tufts of hairs are the resource of the name Lophophora which indicates 'crest-bearing'. Peyote has a long history of human use. The cactus includes the psychedelic alkaloid mescaline. It has been made use of to engender transformed states of consciousness, potentially for as long as 7,000 years. Generally, the tops of plants are very carefully removed, enabling the plant the possibility to re-grow. These lophophora williamsii pieces are after that dried as well as consumed. Consumption leads to sensations of extreme nausea complied with by hallucinations. Medicinal uses mescaline have been recommended for the therapy of alcoholism. In Native American cultures there are lots of medicinal uses as well as spiritual ones. In the USA peyote can be harvested and used for religious purposes. Lophophora williamsii is now categorized as susceptible with a reducing population. Lengthy used for medicinal and spiritual objectives by native individuals, Lophophora williamsii is well-known for its psychedelic alkaloids, mostly mescaline, which are focused in the tiny, photosynthetic, above-ground section of the stem. Experienced peyoteros harvest just the top couple of millimeters of the stem, leaving the deeply recessed apical meristem, therefore permitting regrowth. The plants live for many decades and grow very slowly. Anhalonium, a later name for Ariocarpus, has actually been related to varieties of Lophophora, as well as was widely utilized in older pharmaceutical literary works.

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