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| preparations = Bark/woody stem decocted with a DMT-source plant (''Psychotria viridis'', ''Diplopterys cabrerana'') to make ayahuasca
| preparations = Bark/woody stem decocted with a DMT-source plant (''Psychotria viridis'', ''Diplopterys cabrerana'') to make ayahuasca
| routes = Oral
| routes = Oral
| mechanism = Contains the β-carboline alkaloids harmine, harmaline, and tetrahydroharmine reversible monoamine oxidase inhibitors (RIMAs) that allow oral DMT to reach the brain.
| mechanism = Contains the β-carboline alkaloids harmine, harmaline, and tetrahydroharmine, reversible monoamine oxidase inhibitors (RIMAs) that allow oral DMT to reach the brain.
| intro = ''Banisteriopsis caapi'' is a Malpighiaceae liana of the western Amazon, the foundational vine of [[Ayahuasca]] brewing across dozens of indigenous traditions in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and Brazil. Without the MAOI it provides, the DMT from companion plants would be destroyed by gut enzymes. The vine itself produces mild visions and purging when consumed alone (''caapi por si solo'').
| intro = ''Banisteriopsis caapi'' is a Malpighiaceae liana of the western Amazon, the foundational vine of [[Ayahuasca]] brewing across dozens of indigenous traditions in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and Brazil. Without the MAOI it provides, the DMT from companion plants would be destroyed by gut enzymes. The vine itself produces mild visions and purging when consumed alone (''caapi por si solo'').
| seealso = [[Ayahuasca]], [[Syrian rue]], [[DMT]]
| seealso = [[Ayahuasca]], [[Syrian rue]], [[DMT]]
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[[Category:Phantastica]]
[[Category:Phantastica]]
[[Category:Plant Medicines]]
[[Category:Plants]]
[[Category:Medicines]]
[[Category:Medicines]]
[[Category:Beta-Carbolines]]
[[Category:Reversible MAO-A inhibitors (RIMAs)]]
[[Category:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs)]]

Latest revision as of 00:37, 22 May 2026

Plant Medicine, Phantastica, MAOI
Banisteriopsis caapi
The ayahuasca vine, yagé, caapi, mariri
Banisteriopsis caapi is a Malpighiaceae liana of the western Amazon, the foundational vine of Ayahuasca brewing across dozens of indigenous traditions in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and Brazil. Without the MAOI it provides, the DMT from companion plants would be destroyed by gut enzymes. The vine itself produces mild visions and purging when consumed alone (caapi por si solo).

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Ayahuasca, Syrian rue, DMT

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Summary
Classes
Plant Medicine, Phantastica, MAOI
Common uses
Visionary0, Purge0
Pharmacy
Preparations
Bark/woody stem decocted with a DMT-source plant (Psychotria viridis, Diplopterys cabrerana) to make ayahuasca
Pharmacology
Routes
Oral
Purported mechanism
Contains the β-carboline alkaloids harmine, harmaline, and tetrahydroharmine, reversible monoamine oxidase inhibitors (RIMAs) that allow oral DMT to reach the brain.