Anhalonium lewinii

Anhalonium lewinii
(mescal button)
* Mescal is a strong intoxicating spirit distilledfrom Pulque fuerte.
* Pulque is made from the Agave Americana of Mexico, locally known as Maguey and is the
national beverage of Mexico.
* Indians call it Peyote.
* It weakens the heart, produces insanity.
* Its most striking effects appear in the auditorynerve for it makes each note upon the piano
a center of melody which seems to be surrounded by a halo of color pulsating to the rhythm of
the music". (Hom. World.)
Causes a form of intoxication accompanied by wonderful visions, remarkably beautiful and
varied kaleidoscopic changes, and a sensation of increased physical ability.
Also visions of monsters and various gruesome forms.
A cardiac tonic and respiratory stimulant.
Hysteria and insomnia.
A remedy for brainfag, delirium, megrim, hallucinations, with colored brilliant visions.
Motor inco-ordination.
Extreme muscular depression; increased patellar reflex.
Paraplegia.
Mind
- Loss of conception of time.
- Difficult enunciation.
- Distrust and resentment.
- Lazy contentment.
Head
- Aches, with disturbed vision.
- Fantastic, brilliant, moving colored objects.
- Affected by beating time.
- Pupils dilated, vertigo, brain tired.
- Polychrome spectra.
- Exaggerated reverberation of ordinary sounds.
Dose
- Tincture.