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| Descriptor English: | Mescaline | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Mescalina
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Mescalina | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Mescaline | ||||||
| Tree number(s): |
D02.092.471.683.635 D03.132.524 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008635 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Hallucinogenic alkaloid isolated from the flowering heads (peyote) of Lophophora (formerly Anhalonium) williamsii, a Mexican cactus used in Indian religious rites and as an experimental psychotomimetic. Among its cellular effects are agonist actions at some types of serotonin receptors. It has no accepted therapeutic uses although it is legal for religious use by members of the Native American Church. |
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| Annotation: | a peyote alkaloid from Mexican cactus called mescal |
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| Pharm Action: |
Hallucinogens Serotonin Receptor Agonists |
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| Registry Number: | RHO99102VC | ||||||
| CAS Type 1 Name: | Benzeneethanamine, 3,4,5-trimethoxy- | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 8812 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D008635 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1960/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2013/07/08 |
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