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Echinopsis pachanoi
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Echinopsis pachanoi (also known as Trichocereus pachanoi or San Pedro cactus) is a fast-growing columnar cactus that is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru.[citation needed] It contains mescaline and other psychoactive alkaloids.[citation needed]
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Sanpedro flower -
Wild Echinopsis pachanoi in nature
| Echinopsis pachanoi | |
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 Echinopsis pachanoi in nature |
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| Taxonomical nomenclature | |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Unranked | Angiosperms |
| Unranked | Eudicots |
| Unranked | Core eudicots |
| Order | Caryophyllales |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Genus | Echinopsis |
| Species | E. pachanoi |
| Common nomenclature | |
| Synonyms | Trichocereus pachanoi |
| Common names | San Pedro cactus |
| Constituents | |
| Active constituents | Mescaline, Tyramine, ect. |
Chemistry
San Pedro is 93.5% water by weight.[1] 0.025%+ of Mescaline[2][1] Trace amount of tyramine[3][2], 0.01% of 3-Methoxytyramine by dry weight[4], Trace amount of Hordenine, 3,4-Dimethoxyphenethylamine, 3-Hydroxy-4,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine[2] and 4-Hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine [3][2]