Ayahuasca (or vine of the dead) is otherwise called yage (Colombia) and caapi (Brazil). (ayahuascatoday.com)
First mention of caapi comes from early Spanish and Portuguese explorers and missionaries who visited South America in the 16th century, describing ayahuasca brews as "diabolic" and dangerous decoctions. (wikipedia.org)
A 2006 Supreme Court decision involving caapi-containing ayahuasca, which also contains other plants containing the controlled substance DMT, introduced from the Psychotria viridis component, Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao do Vegetal, was found in favor of the União do Vegetal, a Brazilian religious sect using the tea in their ceremonies and having around 130 members in the United States. (wikipedia.org)
The vine and the ayahuasca brew are legal ambiguities, since nowhere in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act is it stated that natural material containing a scheduled substance is illegal, a position supported by the United Nations International Narcotics Control Board. (wikipedia.org)
The term ayahuasca comes from the Quechua, meaning literally "the vine of souls," although it is also called "the visionary vine" or the "vine of death. (entheology.com)
Ayahuasca, also known by the name of yage or caapi, is a traditional medicine of various Amazonian peoples. (ikaroayahuascaretreat.com)
For its part, a research published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs found that harmine, the main β-carboline present in the Ayahuasca vine, has anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects and stimulates memory. (ikaroayahuascaretreat.com)
Ayahuasca is a psychoactive brew that people make using the leaves of the Psychotria viridis plant and the stalks of the Banisteriopsis caapi vine. (psychedelicsworld.org)
The name "ayahuasca" originates from the Quechua language, where aya means soul or ancestors, and wasca (huasca) means vine or rope. (psychedelicsworld.org)
The findings of a 2017 study Trusted Source in mice suggest that harmine, the primary beta-carboline in ayahuasca, may have neuroprotective and cognitive-enhancing effects because it reduces inflammation and oxidative stres. (psychedelicsworld.org)
In the Upper Amazon, Banisteriopsis Caapi is blended with another plant, Psychotria viridis, and bubbled for an entire day and after that put away until required for a service. (ayahuascatoday.com)
The folk term refers to the botanical species of liana known as Banisteriopsis caapi , which is also known as Yage among the Indians of Brazil. (entheology.com)
When the caapi vine is used (as it often is) in conjunction with another subspecies of Banisteriopsis, whose active compound is dimethyltryptamine (DMT), the synergistic effect creates a powerful psychedelic experience in the user (Villoldo 1990). (entheology.com)
Harmaline3
Caapi contains the following harmala alkaloids: Harmine, 0.31-8.43% Harmaline, 0.03-0.83% Tetrahydroharmine, 0.05-2.94% These alkaloids of the beta-carboline class act as monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOIs). (wikipedia.org)
More specifically, in vitro studies showed that harmine, tetrahydroharmine and harmaline, stimulated neural stem cell proliferation, migration, and differentiation into adult neurons. (wikipedia.org)
It contains several neurally active alkaloids, of which perhaps the most significant are the beta-carbolines ( MAO inhibitors ), and the most important of those being harmine and harmaline. (entheology.com)
Beta-carbolines3
The stems contain 0.11-0.83% beta-carbolines, with harmine and tetrahydroharmine as the major components. (wikipedia.org)
In addition to beta-carbolines, caapi is known to contain proanthocyanidins, epicatechin and procyanidin B2, which have antioxidant properties. (wikipedia.org)
The B. caapi vine contains MAO inhibitors (MAOIs) called beta-carbolines. (psychedelicsworld.org)
Harmala alkaloids1
Caapi, as well as a range of harmala alkaloids, are scheduled in France following a court victory by the Santo Daime religious sect allowing use of the tea due to it not being a chemical extraction and the fact that the plants used were not scheduled. (wikipedia.org)
Neurogenesis3
Several studies have shown the alkaloids in the B. caapi vine promote neurogenesis. (wikipedia.org)
Laboratory research Trusted Source reports that harmine and other substances in B. caapi stimulate adult neurogenesis, the generation of neurons. (psychedelicsworld.org)
According to one study Trusted Source , B. caapi preparations demonstrate antidepressant activity, possibly due to the presence of harmine and other substances that contribute to neurogenesis. (psychedelicsworld.org)
Brazil1
Yage is used throughout the Amazon, particularly in Brazil and Colombia, in addition to Peru. (entheology.com)
Plant2
An earlier name for the genus was Banisteria and the plant is sometimes referred to as Banisteria caapi. (wikipedia.org)
The experience that the Yage plant confers on Western users is so similar to accounts of the Near-Death Experience (NDE) (as noted by would-be shamans such as Alberto Villoldo, Michael Harner, and Terrence McKenna) that some are sure it's practically a gateway to the spirit world. (entheology.com)
Found1
Much, though not all, of the ceremony involves the use of Yage, and today such rituals can be found in urban, mountain, and jungle areas. (entheology.com)
however, the living vine, or other source plants are not scheduled in most states. (wikipedia.org)
Activity1
Due to the activity of Western ethnobotanists, chemists, and anthropologists in the late 20th century, the Western world has become quite interested in yage. (entheology.com)
Plants1
The vine can grow up to 30 m (98 ft) in length, twining on other plants for support. (wikipedia.org)
Drink1
He observed how Guahibos, the indigenous people of Llanos (Venezuela), chewed the bark of caapi instead of brewing it as a drink. (wikipedia.org)
Ayahuasca4
First mention of caapi comes from early Spanish and Portuguese explorers and missionaries who visited South America in the 16th century, describing ayahuasca brews as "diabolic" and dangerous decoctions. (wikipedia.org)
A 2006 Supreme Court decision involving caapi-containing ayahuasca, which also contains other plants containing the controlled substance DMT, introduced from the Psychotria viridis component, Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao do Vegetal, was found in favor of the União do Vegetal, a Brazilian religious sect using the tea in their ceremonies and having around 130 members in the United States. (wikipedia.org)
The vine and the ayahuasca brew are legal ambiguities, since nowhere in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act is it stated that natural material containing a scheduled substance is illegal, a position supported by the United Nations International Narcotics Control Board. (wikipedia.org)
The stems contain 0.11-0.83% beta-carbolines, with harmine and tetrahydroharmine as the major components. (wikipedia.org)
Addition1
In addition to beta-carbolines, caapi is known to contain proanthocyanidins, epicatechin and procyanidin B2, which have antioxidant properties. (wikipedia.org)