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ayahuasca

ayahuasca

1 9.9
A tropical climbing plant from the Amazon that people use to make a strong spiritual drink
  • noun
  • /ˌaɪəˈwɑːskə/
  • NSFW
: vid de ayahuasca
  • Plant medicines that open sixth-chakra consciousness include peyote, various psilocybin mushrooms, ibogaine, and ayahuasca, used by tribal shamans of the Amazon.
  • ayahuasca vine

So inside the womb of Mother Nature grows a vine called ayahuasca.

Examples

  • The brew is made by mixing crushed ayahuasca vine with alternating layers of chacruna leaves and boiling them.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • There are many varieties of ayahuasca, the vine.

  • He works with the ayahuasca vine.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • But the ayahuasca vine is only one of two principal ingredients in the ayahuasca brew.

  • The shaman prepared a mixture of ayahuasca to lead the ceremony.

  • Many people travel to South America to experience the healing effects of ayahuasca during spiritual retreats.

  • Participants often describe profound visions and insights after consuming ayahuasca in a traditional setting.

Synonyms

yaje
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9.9

A South American vine used to make the ayahuasca drink that causes visions

refers to similar plants used to make the psychoactive brew in the region

Surface Forms

ayahuasca singular
ayahuascas plural

Etymology

Ayahuasca originally named the plant and comes from Quechua aya 'spirit' or 'dead' plus waska 'vine'. So ayahuasca literally means a 'spirit vine' or 'vine of the dead', which helps you remember that this vine is the plant used to make the ceremonial brew.