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死藤水（ayahuasca）最开始是指在亚马逊雨林里两种植物Banisteriopsis caapi vine 和 Psychotria viridis leaf混合在一起煮成的“凉茶”，其中主要起作用的是含有DMT(NN-Dimethyltryptamine)成分的Psychotria viridis leaf，但DMT直接口服是不能激活的，因为人体会分泌一种叫单胺氧化酶(Monoamine oxidase)可以把DMT分解的物质，而另外一种植物Banisteriopsis caapi vine（死藤）含有单胺氧化酶抑制剂(Monoamine oxidase inhibitor，简称MAOI)，让DMT可以通过口服发挥作用。
饮用ayahuasca后其中的DMT等物质会发挥效用，使人陷入所谓“通灵”状态。ayahuasca最早记载是在16世纪由西班牙和葡萄牙的传教士在南美发现亚马逊雨林的原始部落在宗教仪式上使用，而这些传教士将其称之为“魔鬼的把戏”。
Ayahuasca is an Amazonian plant mixture that is capable of inducing altered states of consciousness, usually lasting between 4 to 8 hours after ingestion. Ranging from mildly stimulating to extremely visionary, ayahuasca is used primarily as a medicine and as a shamanic means of communication, typically in a ceremonial session under the guidance of an experienced drinker.
The main ingredient of this jungle tea is a vine, Banisteriopsis caapi, which like the tea itself is also called ayahuasca (which means ‘vine of the soul’ or ‘vine with a soul’). The secondary ingredient is either chacruna (Psychotria viridis) or chagropanga (Diplopterys cabrerana), plants that contain a relatively high amount of the psychedelic substance DMT.
Nobody knows for sure how long this drink has been used. First recorded Western contact with ayahuasca was made in 1851 by Richard Spruce, the famous ethnobotanist from England. When taking into account archeological evidence of comparable native plant use, it seems likely that its use dates back to at least two millennia ago.
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