Trichocereus

Genus of columnar cacti, including San Pedro. Native to South America.

Documents:

• 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"
• San Pedro Potency FAQ
  An inforrmal response to some common questions. From Usenet, 1994.
• Extracting alkaloids from Trichocereus cacti
• San Pedro Grower's Guide
• Cactus Excerpts and Commentary
  From a variety of sources
• Mescaline: A Psychedelic Catalyst for Healing
  An informative article on mescaline and mescaline-containing cacti, including history, anthropology, and preparation.
• A Key to Distinguishing Trichocereus Species
  Step by step procedure for determining what Trichocereus you have
• San Pedro for the Masses, a Scratch on the Surface of the Marvelous Trichocereus Pachanoi
  An article on T. pachanoi by Gnosis
• Characteristics of Trichocereus Species
  A physical description for each common Trichocereus
• Trichocereus, A Tale of the Cacti by Paul Gardner
  An article on mescaline containing Trichocereus species

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Contacts and URLs:

• Erowid (homepage, more info)
  "Documenting the Complex Relationship between Humans and Psychoactives"
  • Cacti Vault
    Links and information on psychoactive cacti other than peyote. (related items...)
• Hedonistic Imperative (homepage, more info)
  Entry point for an eclectic group of sites with information and opinions on many things, including drugs.
  • San Pedro entry from The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Substances by Richard Rudgley (related items...)
• Klaus Pages (homepage, more info)
  Historical Snapshot
  • Visionary Cactus Guide
    Excellent guide to medicinal, visionary, and sacred cacti. (related items...)

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Images:

• Amazing Pedros
  a group of very tall specimens, with many flowers
• Trichocereus spp.
• Trichocereus pachanoi (San Pedro) cactus at market
  Some freshly cut Pedros for sale at a market in Iquitos
• Trichocereus pachanoi in the wild (San Pedro)
  Professional looking photograph of 2 Pedros in the wild
• Trichocereus bridgesii
  Trichocereus bridgesii growing in the wild
• Potted Trichocereus pachanoi (San Pedro)
  Several nice specimens of home cultivated San Pedro

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Trip Reports:

• Pedro and Adam at a rave: Shamanic Healing, rave-style
  Substances: 1,4-butanediol, MDMA, Marijuana, Trichocereus
• A meeting with Pedro: Some felonious cactophagy^TM
  Substances: 1,4-butanediol, Trichocereus
• Highly recommended: A future cactus enthusiast meets Pedro
  Substances: Trichocereus
• San Pedro- The Magical Fruit: lots of energy
  Substances: Trichocereus
• Trichocereus Peruvianus: Moldy cactus
  Substances: Trichocereus
• We Weren't Really Paying Attention: A San Pedro experiment
  Substances: Trichocereus
• Suicidal Pedro: Another story of cactified awareness
  Substances: Trichocereus
• The Keys of Heaven: an unusual account
  Substances: Trichocereus
• An evening among friends: San pedro and GHB
  Substances: GHB, Trichocereus
• No Jaguars: San Pedro preparation fails to give significant effects
  Substances: Trichocereus

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Children:

• Trichocereus bridgesii
  • Trichocereus bridgesii var. monstrosus
• Trichocereus cuzcoensis
• Trichocereus fulvilanus
• Trichocereus huanucoensis
• Trichocereus macrogonus
• Trichocereus pachanoi (San Pedro)
  • Trichocereus pachanoi var. cristata
  • Trichocereus pachanoi var. monstrosus
  • Trichocereus pachanoi, jewel's giant strain
• Trichocereus peruvianus (Peruvian torch cactus)
  • Trichocereus peruvianus var. matucana
• Trichocereus spachianus
• Trichocereus strigosus
• Trichocereus taquimbalensis
• Trichocereus terscheckii
• Trichocereus validus
• Trichocereus werdermannianus