botanical record · discovered
Mescal Bean
Sophora secundiflora
Mescal Bean · mescal bean · mescalbean
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Mexico(Kickapoo), US, Mexico, US(Amerindian), Amerindian, IN
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Ache(Ear), Fatality, Hallucinogen, Insecticide
Science studied: 11-ALLYL-CYTISINE, ASH, CARBOHYDRATES, CYTISINE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Fabaceae
Scientific name: Sophora secundiflora
Common names: Mescal Bean, mescal bean, mescalbean
History
The source record documents this plant in Mexico(Kickapoo), US, Mexico, Elsewhere, US(Amerindian), Amerindian, IN.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Ache(Ear)
- Fatality
- Hallucinogen
- Insecticide
- Intoxicant
- Narcotic
- Poison
- Psychedelic
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- Homicide
- Hallucinogenic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Mexico(Kickapoo)
- US
- Mexico
- Elsewhere
- US(Amerindian)
- Amerindian
- IN
Documented cultural uses
- Ache(Ear)
- Fatality
- Hallucinogen
- Insecticide
- Intoxicant
- Narcotic
- Poison
- Psychedelic
- Homicide
- Hallucinogenic
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- 11-ALLYL-CYTISINE
- ASH
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CYTISINE
- N-METHYL-CYTISINE
- PROTEIN
- PHOSPHORUS
- FAT
- POTASSIUM
- UNANISOFLAVONE
- FIBER
- CALCIUM
- SPARTEINE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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