False Peyotes

Teotzlcoatl is right, there are markets in mexico in which many different medicinal cacti are classified as peyote, hikuri, and many other synonyms for l.williamsii. In addition there are some cacti that grow in the same areas as peyote, such as ariocarpus and astrophytum, that have been collected and used ceremoniously by ancient tribes. The term false peyote has also been applied to cacti that look similar to peyote in size, location, flower color, rib arrangement, etc.

The Tarahumara Indians believed Sunami (Ariocarpus fissuratus) to be more powerful than Waname (Lophophora williamsii), and used it in a similar manner, it was also used to in the brewing of an extremely intoxicating drink. The Tarahumara also believed A. fissuratus to possess the power to protect against robbers, having an army of soldiers at its command (Lumholtz 1902). Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus is used as a painkiller especially for blows and bruises, plants are collected and pickled in alcohol. Ariocarpus retusus in common with A. fissuratus was believed to havemagical properties by the Huichol, to the Indians it was known as Tsuwiri (false peyote), and was believed to be evil, those that were not pure, had committed incest, or had received inadequate training by the tribal shaman would be led to consume the plant instead of the true peyote Lophophora williamsii. The consequences of consuming tsuwiri were believed to include madness and even death unless a cure was administered by the shaman. Ariocarpus agavoides, is known in the Tula area as Magueyitio, and is occasionally consumed as a Dulce (Sweet) by the local population, the mucilage in the roots having a sweet taste. Ariocarpus bravoanus and A. scaphirostris have also been reported to be used medicinally.

http://www.living-rocks.com/ethnobotany.htm

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