yagé
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Yagé is a traditional Amazonian psychoactive brew made from Banisteriopsis caapi and other plants, used by Indigenous peoples for spiritual, healing, and divinatory purposes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| yagé canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10872977 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: yagé Context triple: [Ayahuasca, hasAlternativeName, yagé]
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A.
YAKT
YAKT is the time zone abbreviation for Yakutsk Time, used in parts of eastern Russia.
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B.
Yat
Yat is the given name of Yat Malmgren, a notable dancer, choreographer, and acting teacher known for developing a movement-based acting technique.
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C.
YAM
YAM is the IATA airport code for Sault Ste. Marie Airport in Ontario, Canada.
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D.
yácata
A yácata is a distinctive terraced pyramidal structure with a rounded and rectangular base characteristic of the pre-Hispanic Purépecha (Tarascan) culture in western Mexico.
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E.
Yalamlam
Yalamlam is a mountainous area in western Saudi Arabia that serves as one of the designated entry points (miqats) where pilgrims intending Hajj or Umrah enter the state of ihram.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: yagé Target entity description: Yagé is a traditional Amazonian psychoactive brew made from Banisteriopsis caapi and other plants, used by Indigenous peoples for spiritual, healing, and divinatory purposes.
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A.
YAKT
YAKT is the time zone abbreviation for Yakutsk Time, used in parts of eastern Russia.
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B.
Yat
Yat is the given name of Yat Malmgren, a notable dancer, choreographer, and acting teacher known for developing a movement-based acting technique.
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C.
YAM
YAM is the IATA airport code for Sault Ste. Marie Airport in Ontario, Canada.
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D.
yácata
A yácata is a distinctive terraced pyramidal structure with a rounded and rectangular base characteristic of the pre-Hispanic Purépecha (Tarascan) culture in western Mexico.
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E.
Yalamlam
Yalamlam is a mountainous area in western Saudi Arabia that serves as one of the designated entry points (miqats) where pilgrims intending Hajj or Umrah enter the state of ihram.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entheogen
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hallucinogen ⓘ psychoactive brew ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
ayahuasqueros
ⓘ
curanderos ⓘ shamans ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Barquinha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santo Daime NERFINISHED ⓘ União do Vegetal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCompound |
DMT
ⓘ
N,N-dimethyltryptamine ⓘ harmaline ⓘ harmine ⓘ tetrahydroharmine ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
ayahuasca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
caapi brew ⓘ daime ⓘ hoasca ⓘ vegetal ⓘ yage ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
sacred medicine
ⓘ
teacher plant ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
altered states of consciousness
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auditory hallucinations ⓘ diarrhea ⓘ emotional catharsis ⓘ nausea ⓘ purging ⓘ visual hallucinations ⓘ vomiting ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | restricted in some countries ⓘ |
| hasPharmacologicalProperty |
MAO-inhibiting
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serotonergic ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryIngredient |
Banisteriopsis caapi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Banisteriopsis caapi vine ⓘ |
| hasRegionOfUse |
Amazon Basin
NERFINISHED
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Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
cardiovascular stress
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psychological distress ⓘ serotonin syndrome when combined with certain drugs ⓘ |
| hasRouteOfAdministration | oral ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryIngredient |
Diplopterys cabrerana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Psychotria viridis ⓘ |
| isPreparedBy |
boiling plant materials
ⓘ
long decoction ⓘ |
| traditionallyUsedBy |
Asháninka people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Amazon ⓘ Kofan people NERFINISHED ⓘ Shipibo-Conibo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Shuar people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tukanoan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
community rituals
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diagnosis of illness ⓘ divination ⓘ healing ceremonies ⓘ shamanic initiation ⓘ spiritual purposes ⓘ visionary experiences ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: yagé Description of subject: Yagé is a traditional Amazonian psychoactive brew made from Banisteriopsis caapi and other plants, used by Indigenous peoples for spiritual, healing, and divinatory purposes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ayahuasca