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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
Popison Mexico Duke, 1992 *
Psychedelic Amerindian Duke, 1992 *
Psychedelic US Duke, 1992 *
Religion Mexico(Huichol) Duke, 1992 *
Rheumatism Mexico Duke, 1992 *
Sedative Mexico Duke, 1992 *
Sedative Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Sunstroke Mexico(Kickapoo) Duke, 1992 *
Tonic Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.