mescaline

the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons

Mescaline!IUPAC? nomenclatureChemical !name< ;/tr>< ;tr>< ;tr> !Mescaline or !3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine is a psychedelic hallucinogenic drug and entheogen of the phenethylamine family. It is either Chemical synthesis synthesized (as mesacline sulfate) or extracted from the peyote cactus (''Lophophora williamsii''), the San Pedro cactus (''Echinopsis pachanoi''), or the Peruvian Torch cactus (''Echinopsis peruviana''). It is also found in a number of other members of the Cactaceae.The use of extract from peyote in Native American religious ceremonies has been noted since the earliest European contact, notably by the Huichols in Mexico. It was first isolated and identified in 1897 by the German EmpireGerman Arthur Heffter and first synthesized in 1919. The effective human dosage is 200–400 milligrams (3.75 mg/kg), with the effects lasting for up to twelve hours. It is not Addictionphysically addictive. In the United StatesUS it was made illegal in 1970 by the Controlled Substances ActComprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act. It was prohibited internationally by the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substancesincb.org and is categorised as a Schedule I hallucinogen by the Controlled Substances ActCSA. Users typically experience visual hallucinations and radically altered states of consciousness, often experienced as pleasurable and illuminating but occasionally as accompanied by feelings of anxiety or revulsion.

Chemistry - Mescaline can be synthesized, usually starting from 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzaldehyde (erowid.org - PiHKAL entry).

Side Effects - One or more of the following side effects may or may not accompany any individual experience with mescaline.

Positive Side Effects -

Creative closed-eye visuals

New thought processes

Dream-like scenarios

Euphoria

Mystical experience

Neutral Side Effects -

Pupil dilation

Sensations of warm and cold

Negative Side Effects -

Dizziness

Vomiting

Tachycardia

Headaches

Anxiety

Feeling of dying or annihilation

Fear of not being able to return to normal consciousness

Famous Users -

Aldous Huxley

Ernst Jünger firstworldwar.com

Leo Kenney historylink.org

Henri Michaux kirjasto.sci.fi

Jim Morrison

Carlos Santana

Hunter S. Thompson

See also -

The Doors of Perception

MKULTRA

Phenethylamines

Psilocybin

Peyote

Native American Church

PiHKAL

External links -

erowid.org - Mescaline at Erowid

meskalin.de - Mescaline Optics on high dosage

erowid.org - PiHKAL entry

Categorization - Hallucinogenic phenethylamines !Category:AlkaloidsCategory:Nat ive? American ChurchCategory:Psychedelic !phenethylaminesde:Meskalines:M escalinafr:Mescalineio:Meskali nonl:Mescalinepl:Meskalinafi:M eskaliinisv:Meskalin

3,4,5 -Trimethoxy-? phenethylamine !or 2-(3,4,5-trimethox yphenyl) ethanamine&l t;/td>
Chemical? !formula	C& lt;sub>11H17NO
Mo lecular? !mass	211.2 6? !g/mol
Melting? !point	128& ndash;129? !°C
CAS? registry numberCAS !numbers	54 -04-6
Simplified? molecular input line entry specification!SMILES	NCC C1=CC(OC)=C(OC)C(OC)=C1