Alkaloid content of Trichocereus macrogonus (Big Mac)

[mecha0man]

Does anyone here have any firsthand experience with Trichocereus macrogonus? The internet is telling me it should be somewhat comparable to torch. I guess I'll soon find out

 

[Help?!?!]

Fucking laughed. Thought someone was trolling for the alkaloid content of a Big Mac! Anyways the way I heard it was Macr was slightly less potent than Torch, most times. Not to sure as I don't have any experience with this species and only comes from what i've heard/read.

 

[JBrandon]

Every cactus is going to have some degree of natural variability in it's alkaloid content, but in my experience the Big Mac is no more potent per weight than a good torch/bridge/pedro. Now again, I haven't dealt with it in big numbers, but I found it to be nothing above and beyond the other cacti I had used. I feel it is more of a plant for those who grow as it has a unique morphology - the collectors who are into the different varietals like it, but for someone who is just going to chop it up, I would say use the money for a known good strain of pedro or torch. The Big Macs I've seen are more expensive.

 

[JBrandon]

Sorry - posting from a phone here makes editing a bitch so I'm gonna double post. I've found most of the "named" varietals to be a bit underwhelming in terms of alkaloid content. I've had some real shit Pedros, but a good Pedro is usually on par in terms of yield with all these novel cacti. The Juul's giant, the lumberjackus, the Wade Davis, the glaucus and macrogonus varieties, etc.

Some have had interesting effects (I always go full spectrum) and been more stimulating / psychedelic but it's never been to an extreme degree compared to a similar quantity of good Pedro extract. I've never had one of them give me something insane like a 6% yield.