PEYOTE
THE MOST USED POWER PLANT IN MEXICO
Peyote, which comes from the word nahuatl, either jicurí in tongue wixarika, seems to mean something similar etymologically as “consciousness stimulation plant” and is a cactus from northern Mexico and southern United States, whose medicinal and entheogenic properties have been used for millennia by indigenous communities for medicinal uses, therapeutic and spiritual.
( PEYOTE AND ITS MAIN BENEFITS )
Even the indigenous tribes that have obtained the ancestral wisdom of this plant equate it to a god whom they called Hikuri , a blue deer from whose meat medicine is extracted for the body. It is because of this visionary quality that this plant has curative and healing properties for the physical, mental and spiritual body, being portals for holistic healing.
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HOW IS PEYOTE PREPARED?
You can consume it directly as a fruit, you have to remove the seeds from the center and the earth that it has since most of it is buried, or you can prepare a peyote macerate that uses mescaline as a base compound, and that is boiled in water for greater concentration of the preparation. Your dose ranges from one to six buttons, even ten when it comes to a high dose. As for its consumption, each person ingests what their soul dictates and it is used as a complement to various psychotherapeutic practices, just like any entheogenic plant with psychoactive compounds of this type.
USES OF PEYOTE IN CULTURE
Since ancient times, peyote has been used and revered by ancient tribes as part of their spirituality and identity, in addition to being used for its visionary capacity and the altered states of consciousness that they manifest. In addition to this, its complex obtaining ritual makes it a plant that precedes religious rites where the mara ‘ akame or shaman of the tribe tells stories of the origin of humanity at the time of its preparation and consumption.
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There is evidence of the multiple uses and benefits of this plant in the treatment of countless physical ailments, such as:
- It is a powerful remedy for various physical ailments such as rheumatism, arthritis, bone and muscle pain, contusions, bruises or any blow to the body. It also promotes healing and treats skin infections.
- Studies reveal that it also acts as an antidote for the poison of vipers and snakes.
- Its intake in fresh or dried leaves helps with constipation, among other stomach ailments, and has the ability to boost the immune system.
- It is also beneficial in the treatment of disorders such as post-traumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
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