Note 17 — APPENDIX 6: PHYSIOLOGY OF PEYOTE

Rouhier, op. cit., 232. But Dixon writes, “In man the nervous effects are extremely interesting, but on account of the respiratory depression which is liable to occur it is not desirable to experiment too freely; it is necessary to remember that this substance, like Indian hemp, varies considerably in its effects on different individuals, and that the element of idiosyncrasy is marked.”