Diplopterys cabrerana
Encyclopedia
Diplopterys cabrerana (syn. Banisteriopsis rusbyana) is a South America
n rainforest
vine, commonly known as Chaliponga, Chagropanga and, in parts of Ecuador, Chacruna (a name most often referring to Psychotria viridis
). It is found in the Amazonian lowlands of Brazil
, Colombia
, Ecuador
and Peru
.
Chaliponga is a common admixture of the entheogen
ic tea Ayahuasca
, and is rich in tryptamines such as DMT
and 5-MeO-DMT
.
Chacruna (Psychotria viridis) is the other DMT-containing plant which can be used instead of Chaliponga in the brewing of a traditional Ayahuasca tea.
Stems:
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
n rainforest
Rainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions based on a minimum normal annual rainfall of 1750-2000 mm...
vine, commonly known as Chaliponga, Chagropanga and, in parts of Ecuador, Chacruna (a name most often referring to Psychotria viridis
Psychotria viridis
Psychotria viridis is a shrub from the coffee family, Rubiaceae. It has many local names, including Chacruna and Chacrona ....
). It is found in the Amazonian lowlands of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
and Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
.
Chaliponga is a common admixture of the entheogen
Entheogen
An entheogen , in the strict sense, is a psychoactive substance used in a religious, shamanic, or spiritual context. Historically, entheogens were mostly derived from plant sources and have been used in a variety of traditional religious contexts...
ic tea Ayahuasca
Ayahuasca
Ayahuasca is any of various psychoactive infusions or decoctions prepared from the Banisteriopsis spp. vine, usually mixed with the leaves of dimethyltryptamine-containing species of shrubs from the Psychotria genus...
, and is rich in tryptamines such as DMT
Dimethyltryptamine
N,N-Dimethyltryptamine is a naturally occurring psychedelic compound of the tryptamine family. DMT is found in several plants, and also in trace amounts in humans and other mammals, where it is originally derived from the essential amino acid tryptophan, and ultimately produced by the enzyme INMT...
and 5-MeO-DMT
5-MeO-DMT
5-MeO-DMT is a powerful psychedelic tryptamine. It is found in a wide variety of plant and psychoactive toad species and, like its close relatives DMT and bufotenin , it has been used as an entheogen by South American shamans for thousands of years.-Chemistry:5-MeO-DMT was first synthesized in...
.
Chacruna (Psychotria viridis) is the other DMT-containing plant which can be used instead of Chaliponga in the brewing of a traditional Ayahuasca tea.
Alkaloids
Leaves:- DimethyltryptamineDimethyltryptamineN,N-Dimethyltryptamine is a naturally occurring psychedelic compound of the tryptamine family. DMT is found in several plants, and also in trace amounts in humans and other mammals, where it is originally derived from the essential amino acid tryptophan, and ultimately produced by the enzyme INMT...
(DMT) 0.17-1.75% - 5-MeO-DMT5-MeO-DMT5-MeO-DMT is a powerful psychedelic tryptamine. It is found in a wide variety of plant and psychoactive toad species and, like its close relatives DMT and bufotenin , it has been used as an entheogen by South American shamans for thousands of years.-Chemistry:5-MeO-DMT was first synthesized in...
- Bufotenine, traces
- Methyltryptamine
- N-methyltetrahydro-beta-carbolineBeta-carbolineβ-Carboline is an organic amine that is the prototype of a class of compounds known as β-carbolines.-Pharmacology:...
, traces
Stems:
- Dimethyltryptamine
- 5-MeO-DMT
- N-methyltetrahydro-beta-carbolineBeta-carbolineβ-Carboline is an organic amine that is the prototype of a class of compounds known as β-carbolines.-Pharmacology:...