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Record 1 1995-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

A hallucinogenic beverage brewed from various species of the tropical liana "Banisteriopsis" ... by the Chama Indians [who] take it ... in the hope that their visions will foretell the future, and for pleasure.

CONT

The Indians prepare a hallucinogenic drink, variously known as ayahuasca, caapi, yajé, pindé or natém, from the bark of Banisteriopsis caapi, "the vine of the soul," a forest liana that tends to grow in charming double helixes. ... One effect of ayahuasca is to overstimulate brain functions that depend on the neurotransmitter serotonin, a biochemical process that can become manifest as a hallucination.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
CONT

L'aya-huasca que l'on surnomme liane des esprits est en usage [en] Amérique du sud [...]. L'effet de cette potion [...] permettrait de connaître à l'avance l'issue du combat, le résultat de la chasse.

Spanish

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