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Trichocereus pachanoi—A mescaline cactus used in folk healing in Peru

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Dobkin, M. Trichocereus pachanoi—A mescaline cactus used in folk healing in Peru. Econ Bot 22, 191–194 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02860562

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