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'''Lophophora williamsii''' also knows as '''Peyote''' or '''Peyotel (Spanish)''' is a spineless cactus with psychoactive alkaloids like [[mescaline]]. Native North Americans are likely to have used peyote, often for spiritual purposes, for at least 5,500 years. | '''Lophophora williamsii''' also knows as '''Peyote''' or '''Peyotel (Spanish)''' is a slow growing spineless cactus with psychoactive alkaloids like [[mescaline]].<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5065448</ref> Native North Americans are likely to have used peyote, often for spiritual purposes, for at least 5,500 years. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peyote Peyote (Wikipedia)] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peyote Peyote (Wikipedia)] | ||
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[[Category:Plant]] | [[Category:Plant]] | ||
[[Category:Cactus]] | [[Category:Cactus]] | ||
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