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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Lophophora williamsii (Cactaceae)

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Common name(s)
Peyote; Ubatama; Peytote

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Back) Mexico *
Ache(Head) Mexico(Kickapoo) *
Anodyne Mexico *
Arthritis Mexico(Kickapoo) *
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 *
Fever Mexico *
Hallucinogen Mexico *
Hallucinogen Mexico *
Hallucinogen Mexico(Huichol) *
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) *
Hallucinogen Mexico Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Intoxicant US *
Lactogogue Mexico *
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
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.