An Overview on the Hallucinogenic Peyote and Its Alkaloid Mescaline: The Importance of Context, Ceremony and Culture
Marjolein Doesburg-van Kleffens, Amy M. Zimmermann-Klemd, Carsten Gründemann · 2023
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Marjolein Doesburg-van Kleffens, Amy M. Zimmermann-Klemd, and Carsten Gründemann review peyote and its main active compound in 2023. The cactus holds several active alkaloids, of which mescaline drives the mind effects. It acts through a serotonin receptor and calcium release in cells. Research now weighs possible therapy uses.
Outcomes of such drugs hinge on mindset and setting, the authors stress. Ritual and culture shape the experience strongly. The review sums what is known on breakdown in the body and action. Clinic studies are surveyed as well. The authors present the plant as a case where nature based ritual care meets modern medicine. Careful context, they argue, is part of the dose.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Marjolein Doesburg-van Kleffens, Amy M. Zimmermann-Klemd, Carsten Gründemann |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |