Ayahuasca is a mixture of two plants. The active ingredients in these plants individually taken orally show no effect.
The plant contains DMT is called Psichotria viridis contains DMT, the substance responsible for the hallucinatory effect. The DMT is also active PURE taken in isolation but only if smoked, taken orally to be combined with substances that are inhibitors of monoamine oxidase MAO-I, substances that inhibit monoamine oxidase are called I-MAO. To Ayahuasca is necessary to find the I-MAO. Shamans having no pharmacy available MAO-I use it as the liana Banisteriopsis caapi or Syrian rue Paganum Harmala. What is
Ayahuasca: The
ayahusca is a potion or concoction, psychoactive sacred to many peoples of Central and Southern America. This hallucinogenic drink was and is still used in religious rites and tribali.L 'ayahuasca is obtained from a decoction of the liana Banisteriopsis caapi-MAO (harmaline) and Psichotria Viridis leaves as a source of DMT. The NN-dimethyl-tryptamine (DMT) is the most active alkaloid harmaline and makes possible the absorption of DMT by inhibiting MAO, the enzyme that is naturally created by the human body that catalyzes the DMT.
In a nutshell:
Ayahuasca is a psychoactive tea obtained from the infusion of Banisteriopsis caapi (Yage) and Viridis Psichotria.