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'''Lophophora williamsii''', also knows as ''' | '''Lophophora williamsii''', also knows as '''peyote''' or '''peyotel''', is a slow growing spineless cactus with psychoactive alkaloids like [[mescaline]] and [[pellotine]].<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.<ref>El-Seedi HR, De Smet PA, Beck O, Possnert G, Bruhn JG (October 2005). "Prehistoric peyote use: alkaloid analysis and radiocarbon dating of archaeological specimens of Lophophora from Texas". J Ethnopharmacol.</ref> | ||
==Alkaloids in different Lophophora species== | ==Alkaloids in different Lophophora species== |