Chapter
The Power of Placebo and Nocebo Effects
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The placebo effect is a real phenomenon, and so is the nocebo effect, which has the opposite effect on a person's health. The associations and psychological priming associated with a substance, such as biosynthesized mescaline versus synthetic mescaline, can impact the user's experience.
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The difference between synthetic mescaline and mescaline biosynthesized by a plant is that the latter would be slightly more radioactive.
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Mescaline
Summary
The difference between synthetic mescaline and mescaline biosynthesized by a plant is that the latter would be slightly more radioactive. People who have a fondness for plants and see them as having a vital essence are likely to have a better experience with plant-derived mescaline due to psychological priming and associations.