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Ethnobotanical Plant Lophophora williamsii

Common Name
Peyote; Ubatama; Peytote

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Ache(Back) Mexico Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Head) Mexico(Kickapoo) Duke, 1992 *
Anodyne Mexico Duke, 1992 *
Arthritis Mexico(Kickapoo) Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Corn US(Arapaho) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Fever Mexico Duke, 1992 *
Fever Mexico Duke, 1992 *
Hallucinogen Mexico Duke, 1992 *
Hallucinogen Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Hallucinogen Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Hallucinogen US(Blackfoot) Duke, 1992 *
Hallucinogen Mexico Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Hallucinogen Mexico Duke, 1992 *
Hallucinogen Mexico(Huichol) Duke, 1992 *
Intoxicant US Duke, 1992 *
Lactogogue Mexico Duke, 1992 *
Narcotic Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Narcotic Mexico Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Poison Mexico Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977