Banisteriopsis caapi wood, psychotria leaves and ayahuasca brew in wooden bowl. Walter Lopez, a traditional indigenous healer from Peru’s Shipibo tribe, remembers his first experience with the ...

It contains DMT (dimethyltryptamine) from the Psychotria viridis plant and monoamine oxidase inhibitors from the Banisteriopsis caapi vine, which prevent the breakdown of certain neurotransmitters.

Ayahuasca is made from the leaves of the Psychotria viridis shrub as well as the Banisteriopsis caapi vine stalks. Other plant extracts can also be added to the tea. Ayahuasca was discovered in ...

Ayahuasca is brewed from the macerated and boiled vines of the Banisteriopsis caapi (yage) plant and the Psychotria viridis (chacruna) leaf, and it has been used for centuries as a traditional ...