Peyote has been used spiritually in ceremonies, and as a medicine by Native American people for millennia. It contains several psychoactive compounds, primarily mescaline, which is a hallucinogen.

For over two decades, Native American practitioners of peyotism, whose numbers in the U.S. are estimated at 400,000, have ...

God, Jesus, and Mary are offered prayers in addition to the peyote. Peyote allows members of the Native American Church to seek and obtain wisdom. It is also considered a sacred medicine. When a ...