ayahuasca
E256704
Ayahuasca is a traditional Amazonian psychoactive brew, used especially in Indigenous spiritual and healing ceremonies for its powerful visionary and introspective effects.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2322988 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ayahuasca Context triple: [Shuar people, usesPsychoactivePlant, ayahuasca]
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Psychédélices
Psychédélices is the second studio album by French pop singer Alizée, showcasing a more mature, electro-pop sound that marked her artistic evolution after her early success.
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B.
Sabu
Sabu is an alternative name for the Shabo language, a little-documented and possibly language-isolate tongue spoken by a small community in southwestern Ethiopia.
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Ganja
Ganja is one of Azerbaijan’s largest and oldest cities, known as a historic cultural and economic center in the South Caucasus.
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Guamo
Guamo is a municipality and agricultural town in central Colombia’s Tolima Department, known for its warm climate and regional farming economy.
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Astronium
Astronium is a genus of tropical hardwood trees native to Central and South America, known for their dense, durable timber often used in construction and fine woodworking.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ayahuasca Target entity description: Ayahuasca is a traditional Amazonian psychoactive brew, used especially in Indigenous spiritual and healing ceremonies for its powerful visionary and introspective effects.
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A.
Psychédélices
Psychédélices is the second studio album by French pop singer Alizée, showcasing a more mature, electro-pop sound that marked her artistic evolution after her early success.
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B.
Sabu
Sabu is an alternative name for the Shabo language, a little-documented and possibly language-isolate tongue spoken by a small community in southwestern Ethiopia.
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C.
Ganja
Ganja is one of Azerbaijan’s largest and oldest cities, known as a historic cultural and economic center in the South Caucasus.
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D.
Guamo
Guamo is a municipality and agricultural town in central Colombia’s Tolima Department, known for its warm climate and regional farming economy.
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E.
Astronium
Astronium is a genus of tropical hardwood trees native to Central and South America, known for their dense, durable timber often used in construction and fine woodworking.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amazonian ritual beverage
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entheogen ⓘ psychoactive brew ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
| associatedWithExperience |
altered perception of reality
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emotional catharsis ⓘ intense introspection ⓘ spiritual insights ⓘ visions ⓘ |
| containsActiveCompound |
DMT
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N,N-dimethyltryptamine ⓘ harmaline ⓘ harmine ⓘ tetrahydroharmine ⓘ |
| culturallyAssociatedWith |
Asháninka people
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linked to:
Asháninka
Barquinha ⓘ Santo Daime religion ⓘ Shipibo-Conibo people ⓘ União do Vegetal ⓘ |
| etymologicalMeaning |
vine of the dead
ⓘ
vine of the soul ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
caapi
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daime ⓘ hoasca ⓘ vegetal ⓘ yage ⓘ yagé ⓘ |
| hasEtymology |
Quechua language
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linked to:
Quechua
|
| hasMainIngredient |
Banisteriopsis caapi
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Diplopterys cabrerana ⓘ Psychotria viridis ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryRegionOfUse |
Amazon rainforest
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Bolivia ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Colombia ⓘ Ecuador ⓘ Peru ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ |
| legalStatus | varies by country ⓘ |
| pharmacologicalClass |
MAO-inhibiting brew
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serotonergic psychedelic ⓘ |
| preparedBy |
ayahuasqueros
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curanderos ⓘ shamans ⓘ |
| requiresContext | supervised ceremonial setting ⓘ |
| risk |
cardiovascular strain
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dangerous interactions with certain medications ⓘ potential psychological distress ⓘ |
| routeOfAdministration | oral ⓘ |
| traditionalPurpose |
community bonding
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divination ⓘ healing ⓘ spiritual guidance ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | 4 to 6 hours ⓘ |
| typicalOnsetTime | 30 to 60 minutes ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Indigenous Amazonian healing ceremonies
ⓘ
Indigenous Amazonian spiritual ceremonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: ayahuasca Description of subject: Ayahuasca is a traditional Amazonian psychoactive brew, used especially in Indigenous spiritual and healing ceremonies for its powerful visionary and introspective effects.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.