caapi
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Caapi is a South American jungle vine (Banisteriopsis caapi) traditionally used as a key ingredient in the psychoactive brew ayahuasca for spiritual and medicinal ceremonies.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caapi | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entheogen
ⓘ
liana ⓘ medicinal plant ⓘ plant ⓘ |
| climbingMethod | twining ⓘ |
| commonName |
ayahuasca vine
ⓘ
hoasca vine ⓘ yage vine ⓘ |
| consumedAs | decoction ⓘ |
| containsCompound |
harmaline
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harmine ⓘ tetrahydroharmine ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
sacred plant
ⓘ
teacher plant ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | indigenous Amazonian peoples ⓘ |
| effectWhenBrewedWithDMTPlants | orally activates DMT ⓘ |
| family | Malpighiaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
pink
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| genus | Banisteriopsis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growthForm | woody vine ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| legalStatus | regulated in some countries ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Amazon rainforest
NERFINISHED
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South America ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| perceivedEffect |
emotional catharsis
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introspection ⓘ visions ⓘ |
| pharmacologicalEffect | reversible MAO-A inhibition ⓘ |
| plantPartUsed |
bark
ⓘ
stem ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
Brazilian Amazon
NERFINISHED
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Colombian Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ Peruvian Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInAyahuasca | primary ingredient ⓘ |
| scientificName | Banisteriopsis caapi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| traditionalUse |
divination
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healing rituals ⓘ medicinal purposes ⓘ shamanic practices ⓘ spiritual ceremonies ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Asháninka people
NERFINISHED
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Quechua-speaking groups ⓘ Shipibo-Conibo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tukanoan groups NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | ayahuasca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ayahuasca