Psychoactive cactus

Psychedelic film Many cacti are known to be psychoactive, containing phenethylamine alkaloids such as mescaline.

[1] However, the two main ritualistic (folkloric) genera are Echinopsis, of which the most psychoactive species occur in the San Pedro cactus group (including Echinopsis pachanoi, syn.

[4][5][6] Other "peyotes" Other North American psychoactive and/or medicinal cacti.

Other South American psychoactive and/or medicinal cacti Several world regions have historically used psychoactive cacti for their properties, particularly Indigenous peoples from North America and South America, such as in Mexico and the Andes region.

Archaeological studies have found evidence of use going back two thousand years.