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Here, we'll cover everything you need to know about Mescaline and its three most prominent sources: Peyote, San Pedro, and Peruvian Torch Cacti.

What is Mescaline?

Mescaline (3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine) is a naturally occurring psychedelic found in several species of cacti all of which are native to North America.

The effects of mescaline are very comparable to magic mushrooms but with some subtle differences. The main difference is the sociability aspect of mescaline it tends to make people more confident, energetic, and talkative.

Despite having strong cartoon-esque visuals, the mind remains clear and composed.

Mescaline has a long history of use by Native Americans in the United States and Mexico as a form of sacrament. These groups have been granted religious access to mescaline-containing cacti under the 1994 American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA).

Aldous Huxley brought this substance to the mainstream through his iconic book The Doors of Perception which was based mainly on his experience with mescaline.

Mescaline is also being explored through several clinical trails for its potential application in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.

The Details of Mescaline:

Level of Risk: Very low

Street Names: Buttons, cactus, peyote, San Pedro, Huachuma, Peruvian torch

Most Common Side-Effects: Stomach discomfort

Duration of Effects: 12 hours

Legality: Illegal with religious exceptions

Peyote

Peyote is a species of cactus found in the Southern United States and Mexico. It's a very unassuming cactus it's small, has no spines, and doesn't grow much larger than a pin cushion. A single peyote cactus is often referred to as a \"button\".

Despite its appearance, the peyote cactus contains the highest concentration of mescaline of any other cactus at around 3-6% of the dried weight.

Peyote grows exceptionally slow — taking up to 20 years to reach maturity. The average user requires several buttons of peyote cactus for a single dose. An experienced peyote user may take as many as 10 to 20 buttons at a time.

San Pedro Cactus

(Echinopsis pachanoi)

The San Pedro cactus (which also goes by the name Huachuma) is native to South America found in the mountainous areas growing as high as 3000 meters in elevation in the Andes Mountains.

This psychoactive species of cacti is many times larger than peyote and offers a more sustainable source of mescaline as a result.

It contains a decent concentration of mescaline at around 4.5% of the dried weight. San Pedro cactus can grow up to 12 meters (40 ft) tall making its larger size have more mescaline available overall.

Peruvian Torch

(Echinopsis peruviana)

This cactus is a close relative of the San Pedro cactus. It grows much faster than San Pedro and peyote but produces much lower mescaline content - just 0.24% of the dried weight.

This means the dose of raw cactus is too high to use the Peruvian torch on its own. However, it does offer a more sustainable source of mescaline concentrate.

Other Sources of Mescaline

There are three pure forms of mescaline available: freebase mescaline, mescaline sulfate, and mescaline hydrochloride.

Mescaline was first synthesized in 1919 by Ernst Spath who was a famous Austrian chemist who studied plant extracts. Of the 120 compounds Spath and his team discovered, mescaline was, by far, the most impactful.

In the 1960s and 70s, a man named Alexander Shulgin used mescaline as the starting point to make dozens of other psychoactive substances, including MDMA.

Mr. Shulgin has been dubbed \"the grandfather of psychedelics\" for his role in developing and documenting well over 200 psychoactive substances - many of which were derived from mescaline.

Shulgin published his work in two volumes:

TIHKAL (tryptamine-based psychoactive based on psilocybin and LSD)
PIHKAL (phenethylamine-based psychoactive based on mescaline)

List of Mescaline-Inspired Psychoactive Substances Alexander Shulgin:

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3C-P
3C-DFE\\n3C-BZ
4-Desoxy Mescaline
AEM (\\u03b1-ethylmescaline)
Allylescaline
Ariadne (\\u03b1-Et-DOM)\\nBis-TOM
BOH
BOM (\\u03b2-Methoxy-mescaline)
Buscaline
Cyclopropylmescaline
DME
Escaline
F-2
F-22
FLEA (MDHMA)
Isomescaline
Isoproscaline
Jimscaline
Lophophine
Macromerine
MDMA
MDMP
MDPH
MEPEA
Metaescaline
Metaproscaline
Methallylescaline
Phenescaline
Propynyl
Proscaline
Symbescaline
Thiobuscaline
Thioisomescaline \\u2014 2-TIM, 3-TIM, and 4-TIM
Thiometaescaline \\u2014 3-TME, 4-TME, and 5-TME
Thioproscaline
Thiosymbescaline \\u2014 3-TSB and 4-TSB
Thiotrisescaline \\u2014 3-T-TRIS and 4-T-TRIS
TOET \\u2014 2-TOET and 5-TOET
TOM \\u2014 2-TOM and 5-TOM
TOMSO \\u2014 2-methoxy-4-methyl-5-methylsulfinylamphetamine
Trisescaline

What's The Dose of Mescaline?

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Source	Microdose	Standard Psychoactive Dose
Peyote	1 gram	5-15 grams
San Pedro (Huachuma)	1-2 grams	8-20 grams
Peruvian Torch	5-10 grams	30-50 grams
Pure Mescaline	10-40 mg	200 mg

1. Microdoses

Microdosing involves using sub-psychoactive doses of a substance. This dose doesn't make you feel high, but it still has a subtle impact on cognition.

The suggested benefits of microdosing mescaline include:

More creativity
Improvements in memory & relational skills
Better focus & concentration
More mental & physical energy
Improvements in mood
A higher level of empathy toward others

The idea of microdosing is to take these low doses regularly over several weeks or months. The improvements from microdosing happen gradually over time. The longer you take the mescaline, the greater the improvement (in theory, at least). There have not been any official studies to explore the long-term benefits of microdosing mescaline.

Mescaline can be stimulating, even in low doses, so it's recommended that you take your dose in the morning. This will ensure it has enough time to wear off by the time you're ready to go to bed.

There are a few different philosophies regarding schedules, but the most common is to take one dose of mescaline every three days (2 days break).

2. Standard Psychoactive Dose

The standard psychoactive dose of mescaline is between 200 to 400 milligrams.

At this dose, you'll experience the full psychoactive effect of mescaline. This includes visual and auditory hallucinations, changes in the perception of time, inhibition of the default mode network (DMN), and an expanded sense of empathy and openness.

This dose is well within the safe range of using mescaline and is unlikely to lead to any serious side effects. Reaching this dose with dried cactus requires several grams at a time, which can irritate the stomach.

The most common side effect of psychoactive mescaline is stomach discomfort, caused by the cactus itself rather than the mescaline.

You can avoid this side effect by drinking ginger tea before taking the cactus.

What Does A Mescaline Trip Feel Like?

The effects of mescaline are similar to LSD and magic mushrooms but with some differences.

Mescaline is a social psychedelic meaning it's much more likely to make you feel conversational, confident, and energized.

In comparison, magic mushrooms are commonly seen as introverted psychedelics. They encourage users to go off to be alone.

LSD is somewhere in the middle, sometimes making users more social and other times, more introverted.

People who've used mescaline often describe it as creating almost cartoon-like hallucinations while maintaining complete mental clarity. You can have a perfectly normal conversation under the effects of mescaline, and the entire trip remains based on reality (as opposed to ayahuasca, DMT, or salvia)

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Think of Mescaline as a psychedelic that won't make you see something that isn't there - it just makes the objects there look different.
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Common Experiences From Mescaline Include:

A desire to be with friends & family
A feeling of content
A feeling of empathy with the world around you
Cartoon-like hallucinations
Distorted perception of time
Increased energy levels
Paranoia or anxiety

How Strong is Mescaline vs. Other Psychedelics?

Mescaline is the weakest of the classic psychedelics. You need around 200 milligrams of mescaline to achieve a standard psychedelic dose.

Compare this to LSD (60 micrograms), psilocybin (10 milligrams), DMT (20 milligrams), or salvinorin A (200 micrograms). The effects of mescaline are also much milder than other psychedelics. You're not going to meet any aliens or experience separation from ego while using mescaline.

Mescaline vs. LSD & Shrooms

Mescaline is most comparable to LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) and shrooms (psilocybin). It has a lot of similarities in terms of the visuals brought on by these substances.

The potency of these psychedelics is very different with mescaline being the weakest overall. Psilocybin is roughly ten times as strong as mescaline, and LSD is around 1000 times as strong.

It's also common to see familiar shapes and patterns in different textures such as dirt, sand, wallpaper, or other patterns. Much like finding shapes in the clouds, you may see what appear to be faces, animals, or letters appearing on objects in your environment.

The main differentiator with mescaline is that it's considered a social psychedelic. Some even consider it a party drug. While it's not the type of substance you'd take for a night out at the club, it's popular in a group setting on a camping trip or bonfire.

It promotes a feeling of self-confidence and extroversion. Mescaline makes you want to talk to people as opposed to magic mushrooms that tend to have the opposite effect, promoting you to separate from the group to be alone with your thoughts.

How to Take Mescaline

There are two primary forms of mescaline; raw cactus and pure synthetic mescaline powder.

Raw cactus is preferred and tends to produce a smoother experience however, you need to consume a lot of cactus to reach the psychoactive dose. Eating a lot of cacti can be tricky it doesn't taste good and can cause severe stomach discomfort.

The synthetic powder requires a much smaller dose and is easily mixed into juice or water to mask the taste. You can also take mescaline powder in the form of capsules which is a common method and easier to dose.

1. The Toss & Washed Method

This is the most common method used for eating raw mescaline cactus. But brace yourself - It's going to be bitter and there's going to be a lot of it.

To do the toss and wash method, add the desired dose of peyote, San Pedro, or Peruvian torch to a glass of water. Allow the powder or small cacti chunks to soak up some water before throwing it down. Keep some juice nearby to help wash it down. Pineapple juice works great for hiding the flavour.

2. Capsules

Capsules are the most common form of using mescaline but it only works with concentrated or synthetic mescaline. The raw cactus requires far too much to reasonably taken. You need to swallow 20 or 30 capsules just to hit the psychoactive dose - not cool.

Make sure you know how much mescaline is included in each capsule, and test a sample before you start. The most dangerous part of using synthetic mescaline isn't the mescaline itself it's the risk of accidentally consuming capsules that have been adulterated with other, more harmful substances.

3. Smoked

This is a more traditional method of using mescaline that's rarely practiced today.

Dried peyote or San Pedro cactus are ground up and mixed with tobacco. This can then be smoked for a mild psychoactive effect.

Traditionally, tobacco is considered a useful \"teacher\" plant. It's often combined with psychedelics during ceremonial use to help guide the user through their trip safely.

Unfortunately, a lot of the mescaline is destroyed during the combustion process making this method not really the most efficient of the 4 methods.

4. Mescaline Tea

Tea can also be made from raw peyote or San Pedro cactus. To make tea, add a few pieces of cacti to a pot of water and gently boil it for about 10 minutes.

The heat may damage a lot of the mescaline prepared this way, so this method, similar to smoking it, is not going to be as efficient. But for those struggling with the raw taste - create a Mescaline tea makes it much easier to consume.

You can also add other herbs to the tea to help with digestive side effects such as ginger or peppermint.

How Does Mescaline Work?

Mescaline binds to several different types of receptors in the human brain to produce its effects.

Most of the psychoactive effect comes from its ability to activate the 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C serotonin receptors which is the same mechanism of action used by other psychedelics, including DMT, LSD, and psilocin.

In a nutshell Mescaline stimulates these receptors:

Inhibits the alpha-1 adrenergic receptors
Stimulates the 5-HT1A serotonin receptors
Stimulates the 5-HT2A serotonin receptors
Stimulates the 5-HT2C serotonin receptors
Stimulates the TAAR1 receptors

Is Mescaline Safe?

Mescaline poses little risk to the body. While there are side effects, there have never been any reported deaths caused by mescaline directly.

The LD50 of mescaline in humans is reported to be approximately 880 mg/kg [5].

That's an extremely high dose. The average-sized human (140 lbs) would need nearly 60,000 milligrams of mescaline. This is about 300 times the standard psychoactive dose.

A 12-year review of the California Poison Control Database only found 31 cases of mescaline poisoning from 1997 to 2008.

Of these 31 cases, none were lethal or produced any life-threatening side effects. It's even a bit debatable that some of them could even be considered \"poisoning\".

For example, vomiting was only reported in one patient. The most common side-effect was agitation and tachycardia (rapid heart rate).

Psychologically, there are some other risks to using mescaline. The potential to lead to ego death, and side effects like paranoia and anxiety could cause other mental health effects.

However, this is just in theory; several studies have already published that psychedelics, including mescaline, have a very low risk of causing mental health disorders even after a \"bad trip\".

However, Mescaline isn't safe for everybody. If you or a close family member have been diagnosed with psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia or psychosis, it may not be safe to use mescaline (or any psychedelics).

Mescaline is also not recommended for anybody with gut sensitivities as the cactus already tends to irritate the digestive tract.

People using antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, blood pressure medications, heart medications, or statin drugs should also avoid mescaline.

Is Mescaline Legal?

Mescaline and the cacti that produce it are illegal in most parts of the world, with a few exceptions.

In Canada, Germany, and New Zealand, psychoactive cacti are all legal to own as an ornamental plants. Mescaline and prepared psychoactive cacti remain illegal.

In the United States, peyote and San Pedro are permitted for religious uses by Native Americans. Some parts of the US have recently moved to decriminalize natural psychedelics. But there is still no clear path to recreational purchases in the form of storefronts.

In the United Kingdom, Ukraine, and Thailand, psychoactive cacti have been excluded from the banned substances list.

How Long Does Mescaline Stay In The Body?

Mescaline can be detected in urine for up to three days but may remain detectable in hair samples for up to 90 days.

Blood tests can only detect mescaline within 24 hours of use and saliva for up to 10 days.

Conclusion

It's likely the popularity of mescaline will continue to increase over the coming years but we place Mescaline behind DMT, LSD, and magic mushrooms when it comes to it's overall popularity.

Due to it's slow growth and rarity in many regions Mescaline will likely be limited in the marketplace, even as laws begin to loosen.

Synthetic mescaline is available, but it will never be held in the same regard as raw psychoactive cacti which is simply too expensive and difficult to produce. Mescaline will be one of those psychedelics that will always be more expensive and harder to find.

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Classic Psychedelic: Salvia Divinorum","content_body":"

There are over 7000 individual species in the mint family of plants only one of them, Salvia divinorum is psychedelic. This unassuming sage plant is the strongest naturally occurring hallucinogen on Earth many times more powerful even than ayahuasca.

The effects of salvia are strange, to say the least. It induces intense cartoon-like hallucinations and radical shifts in reality not experienced by any other psychedelic on Earth.

What is Salvia?

Salvia divinorum is a type of sage similar to the sage you might use for culinary applications.

Like all sages, Salvia divinorum contains a high concentration of essential oil. This essential oil is what gives sage its characteristic aroma.

The difference with Salvia divinorum is that one of the elements in this essential oil Salvinorin A.

Salvinorin A is the most powerful natural hallucinogen in the world. Psychoactive doses start around 200 micrograms. Some synthetic psychedelics, such as LSD, are stronger producing psychoactive effects at doses as low as 20 micrograms however, these drugs are difficult to compare.

A single dose of salvia induces a radical shift in the perception of reality often forcing you into another world entirely.

The psychedelic effects of salvia are very short-lived lasting only 5 to 15 minutes.

During this time, people have reported living several lifetimes, experiencing other dimensions, or engaging with alien entities.

This herb is usually smoked, but the leaves can also be chewed or consumed as a tea.

Salvia originates from Mexico and Central America. It was used by the Mazatec Indians for centuries in divination and shamanistic practices. It was thought to provide a bridge between the real world and the spirit world.

Salvia: Specs & Technical Details

Active Ingredient: Salvinorin A

Level of Risk: Low

Street Names: Sage, Magic Mint, Diviner's Sage

Most Common Side-Effects: Intense laughter, hysteria and hallucinations

Duration of Effects: 5 - 15 Minutes

Legality: Mixed some places Legal others Illegal

How Does Salvia Work?

Salvia is a strange plant both in terms of the experience it produces and in how it works on the brain.

Salvia is unlike any other psychedelic compound known.

Most psychedelics (LSD, DMT, psilocybin, and mescaline) activate what is known as the serotonin receptors (5-HT2A and 5-HT2C) to produce their effects.

Instead, Salvinorin A works almost exclusively on the kappa-opioid receptors.

These receptors are different from the opioid receptors targeted by painkillers like morphine or fentanyl.

The kappa-opioid receptors are involved with the regulation of dopamine in the brain.

Dopamine, like serotonin, is intimately involved with conscious thought and neurological function. Altering dopamine activity in certain parts of the brain leads to hallucinations and a shift in reality which is the type of experience you may encounter with Salvia

How is Salvia Used? What's the Dose?

Salvia is sold as incense, in many local head shops, in the form of a concentrated extract. You can get 10X, 20X, or 40X salvia.

This form of salvia is smoked using a pipe, hookah, or bong.

Using salvia this way involves taking a deep inhalation and holding the smoke in the lungs for as long as possible. It only takes one hit to produce powerful visuals and hallucinations.

Another form of using the herb is to chew on the leaves. The active ingredient is broken down immediately in the digestive tract, so you do not need to swallow eat it. Chewing the leaves releases the active ingredients into the mouth, which is then absorbed through the moist linings within it.

You can also find salvia tinctures. To use a tincture, hold a few drops under the tongue. This allows the active ingredients to absorb directly into the bloodstream through lining in the underside of the tongue.

A tea can also be made from fresh leaves. This is the traditional way of using salvia. Remembering that salvia is destroyed if swallowed, it's best to hold the tea in the mouth for a few moments to absorb it before you swallow it.

When it comes to dosing we can separate the doses of salvia into two choices low dose or high dose.

Low Dose Salvia

(Less than 200 mcg Salvinorin A)

The amount of salvia leaf that constitutes a low dose is hard to quantify. Each plant is different, and the potency can vary substantially. You can also find salvia concentrates in differing amounts.

In general, using salvia tea or chewing on the leaves is the mildest form of using the plant.

You can also get a low dose by smoking salvia leaf or leaf concentrate and avoid holding the smoke in for more than just a few seconds.

Low dose salvia still produces vivid hallucinations but is much less likely to blast you off into space. Almost everyone who uses salvia at a low dose is filled with intense, uncontrollable laughter with an onset of Euphoria. Everything looks and feels hilarious while being on cloud 9.

High Dose Salvia

(More than 200 mcg Salvinorin A)

High-dose salvia is achieved by smoking the concentrated leaf extract. The breath must be held for around 10 seconds or longer, if possible, to reach this dose.

High-dose salvia produces intense perceptual shifts. Within seconds you'll go from a completely normal state to experiencing uncontrollable, chaotic, and strange visions. Most people begin laughing uncontrollably for the first few minutes of the experience and then experience a more visual psychedelic experience afterward.

For those brave enough, experiencing high doses of salvia for some may shift from laughing to screaming or muttering utter nonsense for about 10 or 15 minutes before returning to normal.

What Does Salvia Feel Like?

When you smoke salvia, the effects appear within a few seconds, usually starting with intense, uncontrollable laughter, followed by a complete shift in reality. High-dose salvia can bring you into another world altogether causing you to lose touch with reality and reflect an enhancement of your current state of mind.

Set and Setting is key to using Saliva.

Everybody's experience is different, but every story is just as nonsensical as the next. You'll hear stories of people being converted into a deck of cards or standing inside a giant book about to close or even being abducted by alien entities.

Common Psychedelic Expereinces on Salvia

Visual distortions
Vivid colors,
Unusual shapes and patterns,
Objects merging together
Uncontrollable laughter
Feeling that you're being twisted, stretched, or pulled in one or more directions
Changes in the perception of time (time moves faster or slower)
Out of body experiences
Contact with other entities
A Disconnection with reality

How Strong is Salvia Compared to Other Psychedelics

Salvia is the strongest natural psychedelic. It's distinctly different from DMT, LSD, ayahuasca, mescaline, and magic mushrooms in how it feels.

Salvia vs. DMT

DMT (dimethyltryptamine) is probably the closest psychedelic realtive to salvia in terms of effects, but there are clear qualitative differences between the two.

DMT and salvia can both take you to new dimensions; losing touch with your physical body and identity. However, DMT tends to be much more introspective, while salvia is much more random and nonsensical.

There are visual differences as well. DMT often creates visuals described as geometric or fractal, while salvia constructs more of a cartoon visual of reality.

Salvia vs. Psilocybin

Salvia is very different from psilocybin. In lower doses, both can produce hysteric laughter and cause ones vision to vibrate or wiggle.

That is usually where the similarities end. Psilocybin tends to be very introspective, creative, and largely based on reality. When you take shrooms, your thought process shifts, and your perception of the physical world and time is altered.

However, the hallucinations you experience are based on the real world. It doesn't cause you to see objects that aren't truly there it merely changes the way you perceive existing objects. Where as with Salvia the opposite is true. Objects can appear and disappear at random and aren't directly linked to any physical object.

Is Salvia Safe?

Physically, salvia is very safe. There has never been a case of salvia overdose or toxicity. All the research available on this plant has shown it to pose little harm to the body physically, that is.

Mentally, salvia can cause a lot of harm if you're not ready or are not in the right environment. The experiences you encounter on this psychoactive compound are often too much for people's minds to handle.

From self reporting testimonies many often report seeing entities or feel like they've been converted into inanimate objects. It may also feel like the world is ending to experiencing death and rebirth thousands of times over. The unpredictability of Saliva creates many unique experiences in those who try it.

This can leave a lasting impact on your psyche. Coming out of the experience can leave you feeling utterly mind-blown. Many people report feeling existential anxiety for several weeks or months after their experience and most people who use salvia won't use it again.

People with existing mental health conditions are especially susceptible. Salvia is thought to trigger underlying schizophrenia or psychosis in people susceptible to this condition.

The potential for addiction to salvia is virtually non-existent. There has never been a case of someone becoming addicted to this plant. In fact, most people who use it will only use it once due to the intense reality-shifting experience it produces.

Is Salvia Legal?

Even the drug regulators don't quite know what to do with salvia. It's one of the only natural psychedelics that isn't listed on the UN Narcotics Convention making it legal in many parts of the world.

In the United States, salvia is classified as a drug of concern but isn't officially banned or illegal on the federal level. The exceptions in the US are Delaware, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Virginia, Tennessee, and Texas which have imposed their own laws to ban the use of the plant.

Laws vary depending on the country some places, such as Canada, allow possession and cultivation of the plant but ban its sale.

Salvia laws around the world:

The United States Legal (With Some Exceptions)
The United Kingdom - Possession: Illegal; Sale: Illegal
Austria - Possession: Legal; Sale: Legal
Australia - Possession: Illegal; Sale: Illegal
Belgium - Possession: Illegal; Sale: Illegal
Brazil - Possession: Illegal; Sale: Illegal
Canada - Possession: Legal; Sale: Illegal
Chile - Possession: Legal; Sale: Illegal
Denmark - Possession: Legal for Scientific Purposes; Sale: Illegal
France - Possession: Legal; Sale: Legal
Germany - Possession: Illegal; Sale: Illegal
Indonesia - Possession: Legal; Sale: Legal
Ireland - Possession: Illegal; Sale: Illegal
Japan - Possession: Illegal; Sale: Illegal
Netherlands - Possession: Legal; Sale: Legal
New Zealand Possession: Legal; Sale: Legal
Spain Possession: Legal; Sale: Illegal
Sweden Possession: Illegal; Sale: Illegal
Switzerland Possession: Illegal; Sale: Illegal

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