"The Tarahumara Indians of northern Mexico use a number of hallucinogenic plants in religious ceremonies and were one of the first peoples to gain publicity for their used of Lophophora williamsii (peyote). Along with other plants, one important tempory replacement for peyote among the Tarahumara is Oncidium cebolleta. The whole green leaf is said to be consumed after it is crushed in water. This member of the so called "rat-tail" of Oncidium orchids was one of the first introduced from the Carribean Islands into Europe for culture. It was reported that 'the natives use it externally...crushed with salt...wherein it has agreat reputation [in treatment] of serious contusions, bone fractures, and other diseases'"