Discover the rich history and cultural significance. This cactus has been used by the monks of a pre-Inca culture known as Chavin in their ritualistic ceremonies to diagnose spiritual links to a patient’s illness. Its active compound, mescaline, has been reported to be present in a concentration of 1.2% in the dried cactus, and it also contains varying phenethylamines and other substances in minimal proportions. Today, Curanderos or medicine men of northern Peru still use it for spiritual and medicinal purposes. A close relative of the San Pedro cactus.
Type: Perennial, tropical, houseplant
Hardiness zones: 8-10, sometimes zone 7
Height: 10-20′,3-6m
Location:Sun
Note: Ornamental use only. These seeds and/or plants are poisonous.
