twee Posted February 9, 2002 Are there any poisoinous cacti? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A480 Posted February 9, 2002 I think the mighty Saguaro contains a potentially nasty alkaloid(?) called carnegine, not that anyone is ever likely to dine on one of them... ...and I also *think* I remember reading somewhere that Stetsonia coryne contains... erm...something bad ...someone else can hopefully say more about this, given that it's concievable S. coryne could be mistaken for Trichocereus peruvianus... Edit: heh heh...and I should mention that, according to some nameless book I found in the gardening section of the local public library, ingestion of Lophophora williamsii leads to paralysis and constriction of the pupils...consider yourself warned [This message has been edited by A480 (edited 09 February 2002).] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
t st tantra Posted February 9, 2002 thereare many stories surrounding 'false' peyotes,The golden book of hallucinogenic plants[?] at forbiden fruit is a place 2 look 4 basic info.mostly its native warnings about insanity! t s t . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiraleyes Posted February 9, 2002 can someone please point me to the best cacti id site they know of,thanks? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wira Posted February 10, 2002 Stetsonia coryne was found to contain 0.001-0.05% alkaloids [w/w], of which 1-10% was mescaline, >50% 3-MeO-tyramine [homovanillylamine], 10-50% tyramine, 1-10% N-methyl-tyramine, traces of DMPEA, anhalonidine, and anhalidine [6,7-dimethoxy-8-OH-2-methyl-THIQ]; an earlier study found 1% [d/w] coryneine [N,N,N-trimethyl-dopamine; oxo-candicine] in this species. Is coryneine the thing you were thinking of? I don't think I have any info on its pharmacology, or if it's even known. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zu Posted February 11, 2002 Originally posted by spiraleyes:can someone please point me to the best cacti id site they know of,thanks? http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/succulents.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
