Reviewed: one independent reader; copy check clear.

peyote

peyote Peyote is the flowering head of Lophophora williamsii, a Mexican cactus, and is the source of the hallucinogenic alkaloid mescaline.

Peyote is the flowering head of Lophophora williamsii, a Mexican cactus, and is the source of the hallucinogenic alkaloid mescaline. It has been used in Indigenous religious rites and in experimental psychotomimetic contexts.

Also see

Sources

Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Mescaline” (D008635).
public-domain-US-government · Source snapshot SHA-256: f4339837e5ce728d59229737271179cfc45f7c4c2318205c617937116f54440b

These citations identify the drafting sources. 1/2 independent reader passes against the pinned source packet. The drafter does not count as a reader. Source institutions do not endorse this dictionary.

Cite this entry

PsychTerms (psychterms.org), CC BY 4.0, version 1. “peyote.” Development preview.

Version 1 · SHA-256: ef4ce693104b316416d6f460f6c07a48b263c1f2fb582ea293cbe95e967dceb6

Edit this entry on GitHub