Lophophora williamsii

Peyote

Botanical Suffix	(Lem.) Coulter

Oral
Usually from four to a dozen buttons (the above-ground portion of the cactus) are eaten or made into tea.

Peyote and Other Psychoactive Cacti
by Adam Gottlieb, 1977. "How to use them - How to extract them - What they contain - Where to obtain them - How to cultivate them and increase their potency"
Extraction of Cactus Alkaloids
Peyote FAQ 1.0
By Leo Mercardo of the Peyote Foundation
Cactus Excerpts and Commentary
From a variety of sources
Peyote and Native American Culture
Peyote and the Native American church from Ethnobotanical Leaflets
A Note on the Safety of Peyote when Used Religiously, by Matthew J. Baggott
A well researched article surprisingly originally posted in alt.drugs
Ho Chunk Meeting, A peyote meeting and sweat lodge ceremony - by Nicholas V. Cozzi

Erowid (homepage, more info)
"Documenting the Complex Relationship between Humans and Psychoactives"
- Peyote Vault (related items...)
Ethnobotany Garden (homepage, more info)
- Cultural Role of Peyote in Native American Society (related items...)
Hedonistic Imperative (homepage, more info)
Entry point for an eclectic group of sites with information and opinions on many things, including drugs.
- Flowing peyote button (related items...)
Knehnav's Homepage (homepage, more info)
- Blooming peyote (related items...)
- Cultivation of Peyote (related items...)
Peyote Foundation (homepage, more info)
"Dedicated to the protection and promotion of the peyote cactus and its sacramental use"
Miscellaneous URLs
- The Essential Psychedelic Guide
  The late D.M. Turner's psychonautic handbook (related items...)

Peyote and Pedro
6-ribbed San Pedro next to some flowering Peyote
Picture-perfect Peyote
Four fine specimens, one of which is flowering
Lophophora williamsii Specimen
Color picture. Many harvested buttons resting on a suitcase
Lophophora williamsii Specimen
Harvesting mature buttons
Peyote flower, side view
Lophophora williamsii Specimen
3 peyote buttons in individual pots, 4 years old.
Peyote flower
Lophophora williamsii Specimen
Image of single potted specimen, with a US dime for size comparison.
Lophophora williamsii Specimen
3 specimens. Color picture.
Lophophora williamsii Specimen
Color picture. 4 specimens, 2 flowering. T. pachanoi in foreground.

"Wise and mature": Learning from peyote.
Substances: Lophophora williamsii
Peyote in a non-ceremonial setting: Silent, still, and calming.
Substances: Lophophora williamsii
The Medicine: First meeting: One man's journey to the peyote awareness
Substances: Lophophora williamsii
Wirikuta Calling: This account appeared originally in the Peyote Awareness Journal
Substances: Lophophora williamsii (Oral)

Created 3/22/2000 18:15:05
Modified 3/22/2000 18:15:05

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