Trichocereus cuttings
The simplest method of use is to chew up and swallow the skin of the fresh cutting. Start by removing the spines. Some people chew the skin like they would corn on the cob. Others remove the skin and boil it for several hours in water to make a potent tea. The green tissue just below the skin contains high concentrations of mescaline. Do not eat the woody white core, the alkaloid content of the white core is scant. To use every part of the cactus, remove the spines and either slice, crush or chop the cactus before boiling. To dry the cactus, slice the cutting into disks approx. 1 cm thick and allow to dry thoroughly in an oven at 121⁰ C.