Psychotria viridis
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :
Rubiaceae
Genus :
Psychotria
Species :
viridis; carthaginensis
COMMON NAMES
Chacruna
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Psychedelic
DESCRIPTION
Psychotria viridis is a shrub or small tree with small red fruit and long, narrow leaves which produce N,N-DMT. There is a long history of use of these leaves in South American ayahuasca brews.
GENERAL INFORMATION #
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
Ayahuasca : Some Psychotria species, by Keeper of the Trout
CULTIVATION #
EXPERIENCES #
Wild Horses Are After My Spleen!, by crystallinesheen
Very Intense Stuff, by Andy Pacer
Journey to Jurua, by Daniel Pinchbeck
The Spirits of Plants Cause My Mind to Unwind, by dreamrhythm
Strange Possessive Darker Trip, by AritstLike
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
Psychotria viridis - A Botanical Source of Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), DEA Microgram 2003