Confused: Does Boiling San Pedro reduce Potency?

[preshadrop]

Boiling the cactus appears to be the preferred method, but I read in a post somewhere that it destroys some of the active alkaloids (or reduces the potency in some other way). Is this true? If so, I'm surprised it's such a popular method.
Is there a recommended method for consumption preparation which requires neither boiling, eating it raw or chemical extraction? Like say drying it to give a powder and consuming this with a liquid?
Some tips on drying would be great, i.e. oven temperature and duration.
Thanks!

[antizero]

Below 300 degrees Fahrenheit shouldn't destroy too much of it. Heat can destroy them, but the mescaline alkaloids are a bit hearty. 350 is the point that it'll carmelise.. so I'd keep it below 300.

[Richi]

Swim has the same question.

He once cut off 9 inches of skin off of a san pedro cacti, boiled them in water for 45 minutes, then strained and drank the liquid. Not a lot happened, he said.

Swim wonder's why?

[kakakaka]

Originally Posted by Richi

Swim has the same question.

He once cut off 9 inches of skin off of a san pedro cacti, boiled them in water for 45 minutes, then strained and drank the liquid. Not a lot happened, he said.

Swim wonder's why?

Could have been a week cactus or even swiy has a slightly higher tolerance than normal.

[Richi]

Two people who aren't me tried it, and it had the same effects on both of them. I don't think it could be a tolerance issue, he might have just prepared it wrong.