SWIM believes the post at the link below will give a good explanation of one experienced users opinion on the difference in effects from the cacti, and alkaloid extracts (done with milder chemicals, which seems to pull out all the alkaloids, rather than just mescaline), of the Trichocereus Bridgesii (Achuma), Trichocereus Peruvianus (Peruvian Torch), and Trichocereus Pachanoi (San Pedro).
http://forums.mycotopia.net/botanica...tml#post773863 (Non toxic, food safe extraction of mescaline and related alkaloids) Quote:
Originally Posted by 69Ron
I've recently been using Mescaline HCl in the 50-75 mg range. At that dose for me it’s mostly just a pleasant stimulant and mood enhancer with aphrodisiac effects. I'm speaking of purified Mescaline hydrochloride extracted from San Pedro or Peruvian Torch, and not whole cactus which is a little different.
A 50-75 mg dose is fantastic. One feels slightly energized, content and peaceful, conversation is easy and quite fun to engage in, social interaction feels more meaningful and spontaneous, creativity is slightly increased, and there’s a happy playfulness one feels. It’s easier to feel connected to others. You feel a sense of empathy. Humor comes easily and is quite satisfying. Sex is also improved, and for the man stamina is improved. It’s a great social drug just as long as the dose is kept low. At higher hallucinogenic doses, it is not at all a social drug but more of a spiritual experience.
For me low doses go really well with a strong cup of coffee which brings out some of the psychedelic qualities even at such a low dose. Coffee somewhat increases the psychedelic and euphoric effects of Mescaline . It’s a great combination.
I'm a little more sensitive to Mescaline than others. So that 50-75 mg range might be a bit too small for some other people. For me Mescaline HCl becomes psychedelic at 100 mg. At 200 mg it's a rich Psychedelic Experience . At 300 mg its is a heavy Psychedelic Experience .
San Pedro is smoother than pure Mescaline , more mellow, not as jolting, but not by much. It’s close enough that some people might have a hard time telling the two apart. Peruvian Torch is extremely close to pure Mescaline . I cannot really tell the difference.
Achuma (Bridgesii) is very dreamy and sedating at first and very unlike Mescaline until a few hours pass and the dreamy sedating effect starts to give way to a more Mescaline like experience. This is the least like pure Mescaline of the three. Peyote is even less like pure Mescaline . Bridgesii contains alkaloids other than Mescaline that makes it more potent. The trip is somewhat unlike a Mescaline trip. The other active alkaloids really change the experience. I like it, but it's less like Mescaline than San Pedro is. The Torch is the most like Mescaline out of all three. Bridgessi doesn't actually contain much Mescaline , but the other alkaloids in it enhance the effects a lot. It's believed that one alkaloid in it acts like an MAOI making the Mescaline much more powerful.
If looking for a Mescaline like experience, I would not recommend Achuma or Peyote and I would recommend San Pedro over Peruvian Torch because Peruvian Torch is unreliable. Sometimes Peruvian Torch is very strong and other times it does nothing at all, while San Pedro pretty much always works.
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