From: [masc 0270] at [ucssun1.sdsu.edu] (Christopher Hooten)
Newsgroups: alt.drugs
Subject: san pedro mescaline content
Date: 29 Apr 1994 09:04:11 GMT

Here is an interesting factoid I found on medline.  Too bad it does not
state whether the mescaline content was on a dry or wet basis.  My guess
is dry.

-- Chris

TITL: Determination of psychotropic phenylalkylamine derivatives in biological
matrices by high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode-array
detection.

AUTH: Helmlin HJ; Brenneisen R

ORGA: Institute of Pharmacy, University of Berne, Switzerland.

CITE: J Chromatogr 1992 Feb 28; 593 (1-2): 87-94

LANG: ENG; English

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Mescaline -containing cactus samples were extracted with basic methanol,

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The mescaline  content of the cactus Trichocereus pachanoi varied between 1.09 and 23.75 micrograms/mg. (AUTHOR)