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🌱⏰ Ash Ritter | The Herbalist Hour Ep. 62

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Is the Saguaro cactus psychedelic?

This chapter explores the possibility of the Saguaro cactus having psychedelic properties, discussing its chemical constituents and a compound called Carnegie that induced a high in mice. The speaker emphasizes that ingesting the cactus is not advisable due to lack of ethnobotanical data. Additionally, they delve into the significance of the cactus fruits in the desert ecosystem, which are pollinated by bats and moths.

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