Banisteriopsis Caapi (Peru) - Powdered Yellow
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Banisteriopsis caapi vine is completely legal to grow and possess and has many native names. Also called "Ayahuasca", this powerful vine of legend is also a main ingredient in the visionary brew used as a sacrament is several religions throughout the world, also called Ayahuasca. Caapi vine gained a reputation for possessing telepathic powers without being made into a brew because of a psychoactive alkaloid found in it named telepathine, which is also now known to be the same as the alkaloid harmine found in Syrian rue. The reports of its telepathic powers have long since been rejected by experts, although the legend lives on.
B. caapi has long been considered a "Plant of the Gods" and has been used on its own and in visionary brews as long as there has been recorded history. Many believe that there are supernatural forces residing in the tissues of this sacred vine; that they Divine gifts given to the earliest Indians on Earth. With the urbanization of Amazonian peoples Ayahuasca continues to be used for its magical and medicinal properties, and with a major victory for the Santo Daime Church where the Supreme Court ruled that, although Ayahuasca contains the scheduled substance DMT, it is considered the holy sacrament that without which, members of the Church cannot practice their religion.
This powdered Yellow Caapi vine comes from long-time suppliers in Peru, who sustainably harvest this precious plant year after year. Alkaloid content can vary greatly from vine to vine, even within the same harvest, so this is why we strive to be as consistent as possible in all of the Caapi we offer here at the shop. So, whenever we have sent this vine to the labs for alkaloid content testing, it has never varied by more than 10% each time.
This may sound like a lot, but when Banisteriopsis caapi typically have just 0.5% percent alkaloid content (1g of alkaloids per 200g of dried vine), that is just a 100 milligram difference between different harvest of vine. When indigenous tribes are using the vine in their brews for visionary and religious purposes, they typically add about 50 grams of the vine per participant in the ceremony, ritual, or sacrament. So, out of the 50 grams of vine used for the ceremony, there will be about 250 milligrams of active alkaloid content. With a variance of 10%, that means it is within 25 milligrams harvest after harvest, purchase after purchase by our customers.
We know that, as a botanical specimen or exotic incense, that the harmine/harmaline content of Banisteriopsis caapi vine isn’t that critical, but we are perfectionists and like to be as consistent and true as possible. Also, we have to allow for the fact that legitimate members of the Santo Daime Church or other customers who can legally use caapi in their sacraments, rituals, or ceremonies, will get a consistent natural product time and time again.
There is an immense amount of educational information in the Banisteriopsis Caapi - Ayahuasca article at Entheology.org.
We offer this powdered B. Caapi from Peru as an herbarium specimen or exotic incense only. |
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