History of Mescaline Research Flashcards
1
Q
What is mescaline?
A
- Chemical Substance
- Naturally occurring in the Peyote-Cactus
- Human body reacts to it
2
Q
How many years has mescaline been in use?
A
More than 5000 years in (ritual) use.
3
Q
Where is mescaline found?
A
Sierra Madre
4
Q
What was it mescaline used for in the pst?
A
Peyote dance (older use) vs. Peyote ritual
5
Q
When was mescaline new to science?
A
1887
6
Q
Who discovered mescaline (for science)?
A
Louis Lewin
7
Q
Who was Louis Lewin?
A
- toxicologist in Berlin
- side effects on drugs
- improving working conditions
8
Q
Who named mescaline originally?
A
Paul Hennings
9
Q
What is the main psychedelic ingredient of the peyote-cactus?
A
mescaline
10
Q
What kind of enhancer was mescaline used as?
A
A cognitive enhancer.
Feeling more intelligent.
11
Q
Mescaline as a___tool.
A
research
12
Q
Mescaline as___
___paradigm
No___potential
How did doctors use it?
A
- psychotomimetic
- pathological
- therapeutic
- doctors used it by themselves
