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Huichol Peyote Yarn Art. Courtesy Medicine Hunter, Inc.

Peyote

Common Name

Peyote

Botanical Name

Lophophora williamsii
Peyote
Lophophora williamsii

The official sacrament of the Native American Church, peyote is a cactus native to the Rio Grand River Valley, parts of the southwestern United States, and northern Mexico. Peyote cactus contains the psychoactive alkaloid mescaline. The dried “buttons,” either whole or ground, plus a tea made from them, are consumed in all-night ceremonies to experience spirit directly.

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