This table is for a general reference of what active chemicals are in each cacti

Trichocereus bridgesii

Mescaline 50/100g fresh >50%

3-Methoxytyramine <1%

3,4-Dimethoxyphenylethylamine <1%

Tyramine <1%

Bridgesigenin A

Bridgesigenin B

Kaempferol Flavonoid acting as a Mao-i

Quercetin Flavonoid acting as a Mao-i



Trichocereus camarguensis

tyramine >50%

3,4-dimethoxyphenylethylamine <1%

3-methoxytyramine traces

N-methyltyramine traces


Trichocereus candicans

hordenine >50mg/100g >50%


Trichocereus chilensis
NONE


Trichocereus courantii

N-methyltyramine 10-50mg/100g >50%

N-methyl-3-methoxytyramine 10-50%

tyramine <1%

3-methoxytyramine <1%

3,4-dimethoxyphenethylamine <1%


Trichocereus cuzcoensis

3-methoxytyramine >50mg/100g >50%

tyramine <1%

mescaline <1%

3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine trace


Trichocereus fulvilanus

tyramine >50mg/100g 10-50%

N-methyltyramine 10-50%

mescaline trace


Thrichocereus huascha

hordenine 10-50mg/100g 100%


Trichocereus knuthianus

tyramine 10-50mg/100g 10-50%

3-methoxytyramine 10-50%


Trichocereus lamprochlorus

hordenine 10-50mg/100g >50%


Trichocereus macrogonus

mescaline 10-50mg/100g >50%

3,4-dimethoxyphenylethylamine <1%

3-methoxytyramine <1%

tyramine <1%


Trichocereus manguinii

tyramine 10-50mg/100g 10-50%

N-methyltyramine 10-50%

hordenine 10-50%

3-methoxytyramine <1%


Trichocereus pachanoi

mescaline >50mg/100g >50%

3,4-dimethoxyphenylethylamine <1%

hordenine traces

tyramine traces

3-methoxytyramine <1%

3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxyphenylethylamine traces

3,4-dimethoxy-5-hydroxyphenylethylamine traces

anhalonidine traces

mescaline 0.331%/255gm dried

mescaline .357%/base


Trichocereus pasacana

hordenine 1-10mg/100g >50%


Trichocereus peruvianus

tyramine 1-10mg/100g >50%

3-methoxytyramine traces

two unknown alkaloids <1%

mescaline .817%/dry

tyramine .0085%/dry

3-methoxytyramine .01%/dry

3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxyphenylethylamine .0035%/dry


Trichocereus purpureopilosus

tyramine 10-50mg/100g 10-50%

N-methyltyramine 10-50%


Trichocereus poco

hordenine 1-10mg/100g >50%



Trichocereus santiaguensis

hordenine 1-10mg/100g 10-50%

tyramine 10-50%


Trichocereus schickendantzii

hordenine 1-10mg/100g >50%

N-methyltyramine traces


Trichocereus skottsbergii

hordenine 10-50mg/100g >50%

N-methyltyramine <1%


Trichocereus spachianus

hordenine 1-10mg/100g >50%


Trichocereus strigosus

hordenine 10-50mg/100g 100%


Trichocereus taquimbalensis

mescaline 10-50mg/100g >50%

hordenine <1%

3,4-dimethoxyphenethylamine trace

3-methoxytyramine trace

Trichocereus terscheckii

mescaline 10-50mg/100g >50%


Trichocereus thelegonoides

hordenine 10-50mg/100g 100%


Trichocereus thelegonus

hordenine 10-50mg/100g >50%

N-methyltyramine trace

Trichocereus tunariensis

tyramine 10-50mg/100g 10-50%

hordenine 10-50%


Trichocereus validus

mescaline >50mg/100g >50%



Trichocereus werdermannianus

mescaline 10-50mg/100g >50%

3,4-dimethoxyphenylethylamine <1%

tyramine traces

3-methoxytyramine <1%

3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxyphenylethylamine traces