Kalmar "Mescal bean" yawanci tana nufin wake na itacen laurel na Texas (Sophora secundiflora), wanda ya ƙunshi cytisine alkaloid mai guba. Dutsen laurel na Texas ƙaramin bishiya ne ko kurmi daga kudu maso yammacin Amurka da arewacin Mexico, kuma a al'adance kabilun Amurkawa na amfani da wake don dalilai daban-daban, ciki har da a matsayin mai kara kuzari, hallucinogen, da kuma shuka magani. Duk da haka, saboda gubar wake, ba a amfani da su gaba ɗaya don waɗannan dalilai a yau.