Echinopsis pachanoi
| Echinopsis pachanoi | |
|---|---|
 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. |
Echinopsis pachanoi (also known as Trichocereus pachanoi or San Pedro cactus) is a fast-growing columnar cactus native to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru.[citation needed] It contains mescaline and other psychoactive alkaloids.
Sanpedro flower
Wild Echinopsis pachanoi in nature
Chemistry
San Pedro is 93.5% water by weight.[1] 0.025%+ of Mescaline[2] Trace amount of tyramine, 0.01% of 3-Methoxytyramine by dry weight,[3] Trace amount of Hordenine, 3,4-Dimethoxyphenethylamine, 3-Hydroxy-4,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine,[2] 4-Hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine, anhalonidine and anhalinine.[3]
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References
- ↑ Poisson, J. (October 1960). "[Presence of mescaline in a Peruvian Cactaceae]". Annales Pharmaceutiques Francaises. 18: 764–765. ISSN 0003-4509.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Agurell, S., Holmstedt, B., Lindgren, J.-E., Schultes, R. E., Lindberg, A. A., Jansen, G., Lamm, B., Samuelsson, B. (1969). "Alkaloids in Certain Species of Virola and Other South American Plants of Ethnopharmacologic Interest". Acta Chemica Scandinavica. 23: 903–916. doi:10.3891/acta.chem.scand.23-0903. ISSN 0904-213X.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Crosby, D. M., McLaughlin, J. L. (December 1973). "Cactus alkaloids. XIX. Crystallization of mescaline HCl and 3-methoxytyramine HCl from Trichocereus pachanoi". Lloydia. 36 (4): 416–418. ISSN 0024-5461.