Effects

Nowadays P. viridis is still used primarily to make ayahuasca, which is a psychedelic infusion. The effects can best be described as a physical and mental purge, combined with a 4 hour connection with the otherwise imperceptible.

The intensity depends on many factors, so many drinkers have to build up some experience and have weak effects in the beginning. When the effects are weak, most drinkers experience something similar to a low dose of psilocybin mushrooms or LSD, combined with stomach cramps in the first 2 hours.

In the case of strong effects, most people experience a drastic change in the interpretation of reality or even some kind of transport of all the senses to another dimension. Ayahuasca is known for its strong visions of the bright side and the dark side. The visions tell stories about the drinker and everything else in the universe. Many people don't get visions, however, and experience ayahuasca through the other senses. The purging effects can be very strong. Many people get diarrhea and have to vomit.

Usage

Don't underestimate how overwhelming the experience can be and start with a low dose if you're new to ayahuasca. In most recipes 25 grams is a low dose, 50 a normal dose and 75 a high dose.

If you are not yet familiar with making ayahuasca, you should know that hardly anyone who makes it for the first time is successful. For most people, making good ayahuasca is a result of trial and error and several years of practice. You should read about making ayahuasca in books and on the internet (check the links below) and decide on a recipe.

Chacruna is usually made into a hot water infusion. Depending on the brewer's method, this infusion takes between several hours up to a day to make. Sometimes B. caapi or another plant goes into the same pan, sometimes it has its own pan. Typical boiling times are between 4 and 12 hours. Some people make two or more infusions from the same plant material and add them all together. Sometimes acidifiers like vinegar or lemonjuice are added to speed up the extraction.

In any case, the resulting liquid is boiled down to a small, drinkable size and drunk on an empty stomach.

A small number of people make extracts from this plant. These extracts are typically used as an incense, which induces a 15 minute psychedelic experience, borrowing elements from the ayahuasca experience, most notably the drastic change in the interpretation of reality or transport of all the senses to another dimension.

Ingredients

We sell the leaves of P. viridis. This part of the plant contains 0.1 to 0.61% N,N-DMT, along with traces of MMT and MTHC. The DMT content is typically around 0.3% (C. Raetsch 2005).

Warning

When making ayahuasca, be aware of the fact that you'll be using chacruna in conjunction with an MAO-inhibiting plant, like Banisteriopsis caapi. MAO-inhibitors can be very dangerous when

combined with certain foods or other psychoactives that are totally harmless when taken by themselves.

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Don't take ayahuasca by yourself and please take notice of the historical fact that ayahuasca has been used safely in a ritual setting under guidance of trained shamans.

MAO inhibitors Normally DMT, found in plants such as Mimosa hostilis, Diplopterys cabrerana, Desmanthus illinoensis, Psychotria viridis and Phalaris arundinacea, is not effective when ingested orally. This is because it is broken down in the body by monoamine oxydase (MAO). MAO is an important enzyme that breaks down certain chemical compounds such as drugs and poisons.

MAO inhibitors interfere with the action of the MAO enzyme and stop the breakdown of chemical compounds such as DMT, making it effective when ingested orally. This is the underlying principle of the traditional visionary Amazone medicin Ayahuasca.

In the right proportions, hallucinogenic mushrooms and some other psychedelics can also be used safely in conjunction with MAOIs. By combining them with an MAOI the trip will last longer and become more intense.

MAOIs must be used with great caution, because they cause otherwise harmless food to become poisonous. The results can be dangerous: headaches, nausea, even unconsciousness and death. In shamanic tradition MAOIs are used typically after at least one day of fasting, or another form of intense dietary restriction. It is advised to follow this tradition. List of substances Below is a list of substances that you should NOT take 12 hours before and 12 hours after taking an MAOI.Very dangerousantidepressants containing Selective Serotonine Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) such as the herb Kanna (Sceletium tortuosum) and pills such as paroxetine (Seroxat), fluoxetine (Prozac), citalopram (Cipramil), fluvoxamine (Fevarin) and sertraline (Zoloft) sleeping-pills anaesthetics migraine medicines allergy medicines over the counter cold medicines cocaine amphetamines (speed) MDMA (XTC) mescaline cacti (peyote and san pedro) alcohol ephedra/ephedrine (for example in products such as Ephedra Super caps, Super Stacker, Xtenzion) pseudoephedrine macromerine phentermine

Can cause headaches or sickness cultured dairy products (buttermilk, yogurt, and sour cream) all aged/mature cheese (exception: cottage cheese, cream cheese) dry and fermented sausage (bologna, salami, pepperoni, corned beef, and liver) all meat, fish and eggs which are not fresh pickled herring and salted dried fish meat extracts yeast extracts/brewer's yeast (Marmite) sauerkraut fruits (bananas, avocados, canned figs, raisins, red plums, pine-apple, raspberries) nuts (peanuts) broad beans and pods (lima, fava beans, lentils, snow peas, and soy beans) soyasauce LSA (morning glory and baby hawaiian woodrose) MDA related herbs (nutmeg, sweet flag) chocolate caffeine (coffee, tea, cola, guarana, energy drinks) ginseng St Johns wort nasal sprays (Vicks Sinex, Prevalin of Otrivin) other MAO inhibitors

The following substances are MAOIs Syrian Rue (Peganum harmala), Banisteriopsis caapi, Passionflower, Yohimbe and certain anti-depressants.