Plant Details

Accepted name:: Lophophora williamsii (Lem. ex J.F.Cels) J.M.Coult. [Cactaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
anhalonium lewinii	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
cactus pudding	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
devil's-root	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
diabolic-root	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
divine cactus	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
dry-whiskey	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
dumpling cactus	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
indian-dope	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
mescal	Other	Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998)
mescal button	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
mescal-button	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
mescal-buttons	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
mexican peyote	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
peyote	Other	Commonly Traded CITES-Listed Spp. in Primer (AHPA, 2013) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Market Med. Pl. of Monterrey, Mexico (Nicholson & Arzeni, 1993) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
peyote cactus	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
peyotl	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
turnip cactus	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
whiskey cactus	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
white-mule	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
whole plant		Market Med. Pl. of Monterrey, Mexico (Nicholson & Arzeni, 1993)
herb		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 35 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Anhalonium williamsii (Lem. ex J.F.Cels) C.F.Först. Handb. Cakteenk., ed. 2, 1: 233 (1885).
Echinocactus lewinii (Henn.) K.Schum. Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 5: 11 (1895).
Echinocactus williamsii Lem. ex J.F.Cels Ann. Fl. Pomone 10: 354 (1842).
Lophophora echinata Croizat Desert Pl. Life 16: 43 (1944).
Lophophora jourdaniana Haberm. Kaktusy (Brno) 11: 3 (1975).
Mammillaria williamsii (Lem. ex J.F.Cels) J.M.Coult. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 2: 129 (1891).
Anhalonium lewinii Henn. Gartenflora 37: 410 (1888).
Ariocarpus williamsii (Lem. ex J.F.Cels) Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 368 (1895).
Echinocactus lewinii Henn. Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 5: 94 (1895).
Echinocactus williamsianus Lem. Herb. Gén. Amat., sér. 2, 3(misc.): 43 (1843), nom. rej. prop.
Echinocactus williamsii var. anhaloninicus K.Schum. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 567 (1898).
Echinocactus williamsii var. luteus Rouhier Trav. Lab. Matière Méd. École Supér. Pharm. Paris 17: 62 (1927).
Echinocactus williamsii var. pellotinicus K.Schum. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 567 (1898).
Lophophora echinata var. lutea (Rouhier) Croizat Desert Pl. Life 16: 44 (1944).
Lophophora echinata var. typica Croizat Desert Pl. Life 16: 43 (1944), not validly publ.
Lophophora lewinii C.H.Thomps. Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 9: 133 (1898).
Lophophora lewinii (Henn.) Rusby Bull. Pharm. (Detroit) 8: 306 (1894).
Lophophora lutea (Rouhier) Backeb. Cactac.: Handb. Kakteenk. 5: 1901 (1961).
Lophophora lutea var. texana (Frič ex Kreuz.) Backeb. Cactac.: Handb. Kakteenk. 5: 2903 (1961).
Lophophora pentagona (Croizat) V.Gapon Kaktus Klub 2004: 49 (2004).
Lophophora pluricostata (Croizat) V.Gapon Kaktus Klub 2004: 49 (2004).
Lophophora williamsii var. cristata Houghton J. Cact. Succ. Soc. Amer. 2: 490 (1931).
Lophophora williamsii var. decipiens Croizat Desert Pl. Life 16: 44 (1944).
Lophophora williamsii var. echinata (Croizat) Bravo Cact. Suc. Mex. 12: 12 (1967).
Lophophora williamsii subsp. grymii Halda, Kupčák & Sladk. Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 7: 36 (2000).
Lophophora williamsii var. heptagona Y.Itô Cactaceae: 467 (1981), without type.
Lophophora williamsii var. lewinii J.M.Coult. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 131 (1894).
Lophophora williamsii var. lutea (Rouhier) Soulaire Cact. Mèd.: 121 (1948).
Lophophora williamsii var. pentagona Croizat Desert Pl. Life 16: 44 (1944).
Lophophora williamsii var. pluricostata Croizat Desert Pl. Life 16: 8 (1944).
Lophophora williamsii var. texana Frič ex Kreuz. Verzeichnis Amer. Sukk. Rev. Syst. Kakteen: 9 (1935).
Lophophora williamsii var. typica Croizat Desert Pl. Life 16: 8 (1944), not validly publ.
Mammillaria lewinii (Henn.) H.Karst. Deut. Fl., ed. 2, 2: 457 (1895).
Peyotl xochimilcensis F.Hern. Hist. Pl. Nov. Hisp. 3: 70 (1790), contrary to Art. 42.1 ICBN (2000).
Peyotl zacatensis F.Hern. Hist. Pl. Nov. Hisp. 3: 70 (1790), contrary to Art. 42.1 ICBN (2000).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Anhalonium williamsii (Lem.)Lem.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Echinocactus lewinii Schumann	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Echinocactus williamsii Lem.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Lophophora echinata Croizat	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Lophophora jourdaniana Haberm.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Lophophora williamsii	Commonly Traded CITES-Listed Spp. in Primer (AHPA, 2013) Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Lophophora williamsii (Lem). Coult.	Market Med. Pl. of Monterrey, Mexico (Nicholson & Arzeni, 1993)
Lophophora williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Coult.	Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998)
Lophophora williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) J. M. Coult.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Lophophora williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) J.M.Coult.	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
Lophophora williamsii (Lem.) Coult.	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Lophophora williamsii (Lem.) J.M.Coult.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Lophophora williamsii (Lem.)J.M.Coult.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Lophophora williamsii (Lemaire ex Salm-Dyck) J.M.	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Lophophora williamsii (Lemaire) Coult.	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
Lophophora williamsii Coult.	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Lophopora williamsii (Le Maire) Coulter	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Mammillaria williamsii (Lem.)J.M.Coult.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)

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