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Note:
This information is provided solely for educational purposes and
Initiation
with Ayahuasca should always be accompanied by competent, trusted,
and experienced guidance with careful attention to spiritual protection
Ayahuasca is not a recreational drug experience. |
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There are many permutations of the classic shamanic formula for the magical healing brew in the upper Amazon. Virtually every shaman and curandero has his or her personal recipe, often incorporating secret components. The nature and spirit of the various admixture plants brings undeniable healing versatility to the medicine, often enriching one's visionary communion with the plants.Ayahuasca prepared in the Peruvian Amazon is typically composed of the following plants, although combinations and ratios vary. Every experienced shaman has his or her special secret technique, ritual, or recipe. The indicated plant ratios will produce superior Ayahuasca if proper techniques are employed in the cooking process. It is important to point out that many factors influence the strength and character of an Ayahuasca experience apart from the plants and preparation technique.
Core Companion Plants
ayahuasca
(Banisteriopsis caapi)
~ 12 kilograms
macerated "cielo" (heaven or yellow) ayahuasca; 2/3 this amount
if "trueno (thunder or black) ayahuasca is used ~
and
chacruna
(Psychotria viridis)
~ 4-5
kilograms of fresh finely shredded leaves ~
and/or
oco
yagé (Diplopterys
cabrerana=Banisteriopsis rusbyana*)
also known
as chagropanga, huambisa, chaliponga
~ .5-1 kilogram
ground leaves ~
*Some shamans
prefer oco yagé over chacruna while others pointedly avoid it. It
is used much more in Ecuador and Colombia than in Perú.
This formula
produces about two liters of pure Ayahuasca medicine.
Admixture
Plants
toé
(Brugmansia suaveolens)
~ 2-3
leaves in an entire brew to produce thirty or more drinks - no more! ~
WARNING!
Toé
is also known as 'tree datura' and is a member of the Datura complex
of the botanical family Solanaceae.
It is potentially
very dangerous and excessive use can cause permanent mental impairment.
Deaths are not uncommon from miscalculated dosages.
Curanderos
in the Peruvian Amazon use toé very cautiously if at all
as an Ayahuasca admixture...
toé
negro; toé brasilera; maricahua (Teliostachya
lanceolata)
~ 2-3 small
leaves in an entire brew to produce thirty or more drinks - no more! ~
chiric
sanango (Brunfelsia grandiflora)
~ a small
amount of bark scrapings are used in an entire brew ~
Chiric
sanango contains the same tropane alkaloids as Toé but
is not as toxic. It characteristically produces a feeling of cold
characterized by chills.
It is used
in the Amazon to break fevers, hence it's common English name "Fever Tree."
mapacho
(Nicotania rustica or N. tabacum)
~ 1-2 cigarillos
10 cm long ~
Mapacho
is always smoked in Peruvian Amazon Ayahuasca ceremonies and is often added
to the Ayahuasca brew
to increase
the strength of the visions as well as the purge. Caution should
be exercised by the neophyte in taking Ayahuasca containing mapacho
because the
nicotine may produce an unpleasant effect, especially if one does not otherwise
consume tobacco.
More about admixture plants...These are some of the many plants used in various combinations by many curanderos in their healing practices. Up to 100 grams of these or other medicinal plants may be added...their healing properties reportedly strengthened in combination with Ayahuasca.
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A
Working List of Confirmed Ayahuasca Admixture Plants
ARRANGED
BY BOTANICAL NAME AND FAMILY
(links go
to detailed accounts of each species)
| ACANTHACEAE
Teliostachya lanceolata AMARANTHACEAE Alternanthera lehmannii Iresine sp. APOCYNACEAE Himatanthus sucuuba Malouetia tamaquarina Mandevilla scabra Tabernaemontana sp. AQUIFOLIACEAE Ilex guayusa ARACEAE Montrichardia arborescens BIGNONIACEAE Mansoa alliacea Tabebuia heteropoda Tabebuia incana Tabebuia sp. Tynnanthus panurensis BOMBACACEAE Cavanillesia hylogeiton Cavanillesia umbellata Ceiba pentandra Chorisia insignis Chorisia speciosa Quararibea "ishpinango" BORAGINACEAE Tournefortia angustifolia CACTACEAE Epiphyllum sp. Opuntia sp. CARYOCARACEAE Anthodiscus pilosus CELASTRACEAE Maytenus ebenifola CYCLANTHACEAE Carludovica divergens DRYOPTERIDACEAE Lomariopsis japurensis ERYTHROXYLACEAE Erythroxylum coca EUPHORBIACEAE Alchornea castaneifolia Hura crepitans GNETACEAE Gnetum nodiflorum GUTTIFERAE Clusia sp. Tovomita sp. LABIATAE Ocimum micranthum LECYTHIDACEAE Couroupita guianensis LEGUMINOSAE Bauhinia guianensis Caesalpinia echinata liandra angustifolia Campsiandra laurifolia Cedrelinga castaneiformis Erythrina glauca Erythrina poeppigiana Pithecellobium laetum Sclerobium setiferum Vouacapoua americana LORANTHACEAE Phrygilanthus eugenioides |
LORANTHACEAE
Phtirusa pyrifolia MALPIGHIACEAE Diplopterys cabrerana Diplopterys involuta (=Mezia includens) Mascagnia psilophylla var. antifebrilis (= Cabi paraensis; Callaeum antifebrile) Stigmaphyllon fulgens Uncaria guianensis Uncaria tomentosa MARANTACEAE Calathea veitchiana MENISPERMACEAE Abuta grandifolia MORACEAE Coussapa tessmannii Ficus insipida Ficus ruiziana Ficus sp. MYRISTICACEAE Virola sp. Virola theiodora Virola surinamensis NYMPHIACEAE Caboma aquatica PHYTOLACCACEAE Petiveria alliaceae PIPERACEAE Piper sp. POLYGONACEAE Triplaris surinamensis Triplaris surinamensis var. chamissoana PONTEDERIACEAE Pontederia cordata RUBIACEAE Calycophyllum spruceanum Capirona decoriticans Guettarda ferox Psychotria carthaginensis Psychotria psychotriaefolia Psychotria "batsikawa" Psychotria "nai kawa" Psychotria "pishikawa" Psychotria viridis Rudgea retifolia Sabicea amazonensis SAPINDACEAE Paullinia yoco SCHIZAEACEAE Lygodium venustum SCROPHULARIACEAE Scoparia dulcis SOLANACEAE Brugmansia insignis Brugmansia suaveolens Brunfelsia chiricaspi Brunfelsia grandiflora Brunfelsia grandiflora ssp. schultesii Capsicum sp. Iochroma fuchsioides Juanulloa ochracea Nicotiana rustica Nicotiana tabacum VERBENACEAE Cornutia odorata Vitex triflora VIOLACEAE Rinorea viridiflora |
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