Banisteriopsis caapi
E890048
Banisteriopsis caapi is a South American jungle vine traditionally used by Indigenous peoples as the primary psychoactive component in the ceremonial brew ayahuasca.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
liana
ⓘ
plant species ⓘ psychoactive plant ⓘ |
| associatedReligionOrTradition |
Santo Daime
GENERATED
ⓘ
União do Vegetal GENERATED ⓘ |
| climbingMechanism | twining ⓘ |
| combinedWith |
Diplopterys cabrerana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Psychotria viridis ⓘ |
| commonName |
ayahuasca vine
ⓘ
caapi ⓘ yage vine ⓘ |
| containsChemicalClass | beta-carboline alkaloids ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | sacred plant in Amazonian shamanism ⓘ |
| describedIn | 19th century botanical literature ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Carl Sigismund Kunth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectOnDMT | enables oral activity of DMT in ayahuasca ⓘ |
| family | Malpighiaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
pinkish
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| genus | Banisteriopsis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growthForm | woody vine ⓘ |
| habitat | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasActiveCompound |
harmaline
ⓘ
harmine ⓘ tetrahydroharmine ⓘ |
| hasRole | primary MAO-inhibiting component of ayahuasca ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| legalStatus | restricted or controlled in some countries ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Amazon rainforest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South America ⓘ |
| order | Malpighiales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partUsed | stem ⓘ |
| pharmacologicalEffect |
monoamine oxidase A inhibition
ⓘ
psychoactive effect ⓘ |
| preparationMethod | decoction ⓘ |
| propagation |
cuttings
ⓘ
seeds ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeOfAdministration | oral ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedBy | Indigenous peoples of the Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
divination
ⓘ
shamanic ceremonies ⓘ spiritual healing rituals ⓘ |
| usedIn |
ayahuasca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional medicine ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ayahuasca