Banisteriopsis

Shihunine (57), previously isolated from Dendrobium lohohense Tang and Wang (99, 100) andD. pierardii Roxb. (Orchidaceae) (101), has been found as a racemate in Banisteriopsis caapi Morton (102). This plant species also contained the optically active dihydroshihunine 58, a compound only known before as a racemic synthetic material. Both 57 and 58 were identified by direct comparison with authentic samples. The absolute configuration of (+)-(58) was determined as 25 by comparison of the CD spectra of 58 and of the a-phenylethylamines (102). 

Yage Banisteriopsis caapi Woody vine Harmala alkaloids Di methy Itry pta mine... 

The bark of Banisteriopsis is prepared in cold or boiling water. It may also be chewed or administered as a snuff. Liquid preparations are bitter and may induce dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. 

Banisteriopsis caapi The primary hallucinogenic constituents of B. caapi are the jS-carbolines. These include harmaline, tetrahydroharmine, harmol, harmic acid methyl ester, harmic amide, acetyl norharmine, harmine A/-oxide, harmalinic acid, and ketotetrahydronorharmine (figure 9.8). B. rusbyana also contains DMT, as well as A/-methyltryptamine, 5-methoxy-N,/V-dimethyltryptamine, and 5-hydroxy-N,/V-dimethyltryptamine (bufotenin). /V-methyltetrahydro-jS-carboline is found in trace amounts. 

Banisteriopsis caapi. Reprinted with permission from Harner, MJ. (1973). The role of hallucinogenic plants in European witchcraft, in Hallucinogens and Shamanism. Harner MJ, ed. London Oxford University Press. 

The NEXT DAY WAS the much-anticipated fourth of March. After we made breakfast we did not tear down our fire as we normally would have done. Instead we began to brew the carefully shredded Banisteriopsis caapi vines in several gallons of spring water. The... 

The better-known and widely used hallucinogenic plants are San Isidro mushroom Psilocyhe cubensis), ergot Claviceps), soma Amanita muscaria), peyote Cactus lophophora), yage (or ayahuasca), the vision vine of the Amazon Banisteriopsis caapi), cannabis Cannabis sativa and indica) and perhaps coca Erythroxylum novo-gratense). 

Ayahuasca (yage) Banisteriopsis caapi Bark of vine Harmine, harmaline Drink Hallucinogenic Shamans, various indigenous groups Amazon basin... 

Peru. Decoction of the leaf with ayahuasca beverage (Banisteriopsis caapi and Psychotria viridis) is taken orally for hallucinating effect during shamanic training. A diet of cooked plantain and smoked fish follows each use . Hot water extract of the dried flower and leaf is used externally for snake and spider bites . The Witotos and Boras used the fresh leaves as poultice over boils and infected wounds. The Tikuna men mix the crushed leaves with oil from palms as a hair dressing to prevent baldness. The Jivaros use the tobacco juice for indisposition, cold, chills, and snake bites and to treat pulmonary ailments ... 

Ayahuasca Ayahuasca, Banisteriopsis caapi (Spruce ex Griseb.) C. V. Morton) ... 

Chacruna (JPsychotria viridis Ruiz Pav.) Chaliponga (Diplopterys cabreram (Cuatrec.) Gates [= Banisteriopsis rusbyana]), and other Ang. from the S American rain forest... 

Harmine and harmaline Seeds of haimal Peganum harmala) and Banisteriopsis caapi CNS stimulant, acts by inhibiting the metabolism of serotonin and other monoamines... 

Harmine and harmaline, found in various species of Banisteriopsis found in South America, are also made into snuffs and used in... 

This is a family of the warm regions, especially those of South America, where Banisteriopsis and its relatives supply one of the major hallucinogenic preparations of the western Amazon area. 

South American Indian tribes in a religious manner for prophecy, divination, clairvoyance, tribal initiation of male adolescents, or sacred feasts are cohoba snuff, made from the pulverized seeds of Piptadenia the drink vinho de Jurumens, made from the seeds of Mimosa hostilis and the drink caapi, made from Banisteriopsis. These last three products contain... 

Banisteriopsis rusbyana, which is added to the har-maline drinks derived from other plants of the Banisteriopsis genus to make oco-yage ... 

The most common plant constituents of ayahuasca Banisteriopsis caapi and Psychotria viridis) are not specifically scheduled in the United States. Neither is the ayahuasca brew specifically named as a scheduled substance. However, P. viridis contains DMT. Under the DEA s guidelines, a plant or brew is illegal if it contains DMT or any other controlled substance. 

Material Indole-based alkaloid found in several places including Banisteriopsis caapi (from which the South American hallucinogenic brew yage is prepared), Peganum harmala (Syrian rue), Zygophyllum fabago and Passiflora incarnata. ... 

YAGE -- (Pronoucned ya-hee also called ayahuasca.) Banisteriopsis caapi. Family Malpighiaceae. 

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