San Pedro, or Huachuma, is a cactus containing the psychedelic compound mescaline and grows throughout South America. San Pedro has been used in the traditions of Andean shamanism for thousands of years, as an important part of rituals for healing and divination. Browse all San Pedro articles.
In the Andean mountain range of Peru, the use of San Pedro cactus goes back nearly 8,000 years. Archeological evidence suggests that ceremonies using San
European explorers anointed this cactus San Pedro after Saint Peter, the gatekeeper to heaven. Director: Joshua Rivera
Medical Editor: Dr. David Cox, PhD, ABPP Many people are becoming dissatisfied with traditional treatment methods for everything from PTSD to substance use disorders and
Sustainability is typically applied to ecological issues, but it also deals with cultural concerns. For peyote, sustainability is a conversation about environmental concerns and sustaining
Medical Editor: Dr. David Cox, PhD, ABPP What is San Pedro? San Pedro cactus, also known as huachuma (wa-choo’-ma), is one of several cacti that
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