It's advisable to spread the dosage over the period of an hour, to make the initial reaction of the body less intense.
The effects of mescaline are noticable when 100 mg is taken, but for a heavy trip 350 mg is needed.
The other compounds react with mescaline and with each other.
The total experience will take six to twelve hours, and depends on the person's level of sensitvity and the dose.
It is difficult to indicate how much mescaline one Peyote cactus contains, as this depends on its age and growing conditions.
The bigger and older a cactus, the more mescaline it will contain.
An average mescaline dosage is about 120-300 mg, which is the equivalent of about 6-15 (or more) cacti of 2 gr.
The Peyote's roots contain no mescaline, and it is wasteful to destroy them.
If the above ground portion of the plant is cut with enough plant tissue remaining on the root (which is left planted), the plant will re-generate new heads or 'buttons'.
Remember that potency can vary greatly.
Therefore it is best not to take the dosage all at once, but to build it up gradually: take half of the dosage, wait 60 to 90 minutes to see what the effect is, then if desired take half of what is left over and if necessary repeat.
A Peyote trip takes about two to two and a half hours to reach its peak.
Mescaline dosages
150 mg Minimumdosis.
150 - 300 mg light to moderate dosage
300 - 400 mg strong trip last 6 - 12 hours
450 - 500 mg possible ego dissolution, trip will last about 12 hours
500 - 600 mg definite ego dissolution, trip can last up to 24 hours
As a
general guideline 27 grams of dried Peyote contains about 300 mg of mescaline. This gives us the following table:
13,5 grams Minimumdosis.
13,5 - 27 grams light to moderate dosage
27 - 36 grams strong trip that lasts 6 - 12 hours
40,5 - 45 mg possible ego dissolution, trip will last about 12 hours
45 - 54 mg definite ego dissolution, trip can last up to 24 hours
Warnings
Make sure you always have an experienced but sober person with you, for support and safety!