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mes·ca·line (n.)

1.) An alkaloid drug, C11H17NO3, obtained from mescal buttons*, which produces hallucinations.

2.) 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine. Hallucinogenic alkaloid isolated from the flowering heads (peyote) of lophophora (formerly anhalonium) williamsii, a mexican cactus used in indian religious rites and as an experimental psychotomimetic**.

*- mescal buttons: The fresh or dried buttonlike tubercles of peyote, chewed as a drug by certain Native American peoples. Also called peyote.
**- psychotomimetic: Tending to induce hallucinations, delusions, or other symptoms of a psychosis.

nature carries countless unexplained, yet-to-be-discovered mysteries.. the planets in outer space we desire to explore, when yet our own planet lays before our eyes, simmering with countless wonders. deep breaths that heal, waters that cleanse, plants that soothe. oh, to be a naturalist now.. learning and living the most pure and basic way of life possible.