What is Ayahuasca?
Entheogens are amazing plants with psychoactive or mind-altering properties. One of the most prominent of these entheogens is the Banisteriopsis Caapi Vine, or the so-called “Vine of Souls”, which is native to the Amazon rainforest. This vine is ground together with the leaves of the Psychotria shrub to produce a concoction known as Ayahuasca. The South American natives consider Ayahuasca as the Mother of all Healers because it is a centuries old religious symbol in Colombia and Peru.
Ayahuasca is a well known legal high commonly sold as tea. Its Banisteriopsis caapi component helps to produce hypnotic, sedative and antidepressant effects in the user.
It is said that the Ayahuasca brew has enlightened numerous hearts and souls through the altering of the mind due to the divine intelligence present in the Banisteriosis Caapi vine. The more potent ingredient of Ayahuasca is the leaf of the Psychotria shrub that are said to contain DMT, a very powerful hallucinogenic compound. It is said that the light brown Ayahuasca powdered brew derived from these two plants will naturally give the user three to four hours of strange music or noises followed by visual hallucinations that seem dreamlike. Some users have said that Ayahuasca produced visions in them but intense levels of euphoria or aggression is still the most common claim. Initially however, Ayahuasca tea may cause vomiting, nausea, and even diarrhoea.
Another plant similar to the Banisteriopsis Caapi vine is the Syrian Rue, whose seeds are believed to produce stronger psychoactive effects than the Banisteriopsis. Good alternatives for the Psychotria shrub include the Mimosa hostiles, which have higher concentrations of DMT, and the Chaliponga, which is a very powerful combination of DMT and 5-MeO-DMT. The latter chemical is considered by South American natives as a spiritual cleanser and remover of emotional blockages in the body.