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In what form do alkaloids occur in plants? Freebase? A combination of freebase and some salts? What exactly?

From what I see online, it looks like Peruvian Torch and San Pedro are constructed as follows, going from the surface to the center: 1. semi-clear, flaky wax layer (the cuticle?) 2. green, waxy skin (the epidermis?) 3. light green tissue (the primary phloem?) 4. whitish tissue (the secondary...