caapi

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Caapi is a South American jungle vine (Banisteriopsis caapi) traditionally used as a key ingredient in the psychoactive brew ayahuasca for spiritual and medicinal ceremonies.

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caapi canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf entheogen ⓘ
liana ⓘ
medicinal plant ⓘ
plant ⓘ
climbingMethod twining ⓘ
commonName ayahuasca vine ⓘ
hoasca vine ⓘ
yage vine ⓘ
consumedAs decoction ⓘ
containsCompound harmaline ⓘ
harmine ⓘ
tetrahydroharmine ⓘ
culturalSignificance sacred plant ⓘ
teacher plant ⓘ
discoveredBy indigenous Amazonian peoples ⓘ
effectWhenBrewedWithDMTPlants orally activates DMT ⓘ
family Malpighiaceae ⓘ
flowerColor pink ⓘ
white ⓘ
genus Banisteriopsis ⓘ
growthForm woody vine ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
legalStatus regulated in some countries ⓘ
nativeTo Amazon rainforest ⓘ
South America ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
perceivedEffect emotional catharsis ⓘ
introspection ⓘ
visions ⓘ
pharmacologicalEffect reversible MAO-A inhibition ⓘ
plantPartUsed bark ⓘ
stem ⓘ
regionOfUse Brazilian Amazon ⓘ
linked to: Amazon rainforest

Colombian Amazon ⓘ
Peruvian Amazon ⓘ
roleInAyahuasca primary ingredient ⓘ
scientificName Banisteriopsis caapi ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
traditionalUse divination ⓘ
healing rituals ⓘ
medicinal purposes ⓘ
shamanic practices ⓘ
spiritual ceremonies ⓘ
usedBy Asháninka people ⓘ
linked to: Asháninka

Quechua-speaking groups ⓘ
Shipibo-Conibo people ⓘ
Tukanoan groups ⓘ
linked to: Tukano peoples
usedIn ayahuasca ⓘ

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Ayahuasca → hasAlternativeName → caapi ⓘ
subject linked to: ayahuasca