Banisteriopsis Caapi

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These giant lianas are the basis of an important hallucinogenic drink (Ayahuasca) ritually consumed in the western half of the Amazon Valley and by isolated tribes on Pacific slopes of the Colombian en Ecuadorian Andes. The bark of Banisteriopsis Caapi prepared in cold water or after long boiling, may be taken alone, but various plant additives – especially the leaves of diplopteris cabrerana and of psychotria viridis – are often used to alter the effects of the hallucinogenic drink.

Usage
The bark prepared in cold or boiling water, may be taken alone or with additives – especially the leaves of Diplopteris cabrerana and of Psychotria viridis – which alters the effects. This preparation is drunk as Ayahuasca.
The bark can also be chewed.

Warning
This is a MAO-inhibitor

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Banisteriopsis caapi Vine, the legendary "Vine of Souls", is native to the Amazonian rainforest.


Thousands of indigenous people of the region use Banisteriopsis caapi vine in sacred religious and healing ceremonies, as part of their traditional religions.


Banisteriopsis caapi vine is the main ingredient in Ayahuasca (Yage, Yaje), a sacred medicine used for millennia in order to enter the sacred supernatural world, to heal, divine, and worship.


The use of Ayahuasca and other plant teachers for visionary experiences as well as for healing purposes appears to be ancient. According to tradition, Banisteriopsis caapi vine contains a sentient intelligence - with vast knowledge - which reveals guidance; the proper steps to follow in case of emotional or psychological problems, and even remedies that may be used for healing.



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