Table of Ayahuasca Admixture Plants
    (after McKenna, Luna, & Towers 1986; modified and enlarged)





Vernacular                                Active Constituents
Name               Species                (?=none reported or unknown)
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                  |                       |
abaca             |Ocimum micrantum       |(Pichana)
abuta             |Abuta grandifolia      |tropolone isoquinolines,
                  |                       |palmatine, oxo-aporphines
ajo sacha         |Mansoa alliaceae       |?
amaron            |                       |
  borrachero      |Pontedaria cordata     |?
amasisa           |Erythrina peoppigina   |erytrina alkaloids, (Colorines)
ayahuasca         |Banisteriospsis        |harmala alkaloids, DMT,
                  |         rusbyana      |B-carbolines
ayahuasca         |Juanulloa ochracea     |?
ayahuama          |Couroupita guianensis  |indole alkaloids
bellaco-caspi     |Himatanthus succuba    |fulvoplumieron, flavoniods
bobinsana         |Calliandra angustifolia|amino acids
borrachero        |Iochroma fuchsioides   |alkaloids (Guatillo)
caimitillo        |Abuta grandifolie      |tropolone isoquinolines,
                  |                       |palmatine, oxo-aporphins
capirona negro    |Calycophyllum          |?
                  |          spruceanum   |
catahua           |Hura crepitans         |tiglione diterpenes, lectins,
                  |                       |piscicidal compounds
chacruna          |Psychotria viridis     |DMT
chicorro          |Cyperus cf. prolixis   |?
chiricsanango     |Brunfelsia             |scopeletine (Manaca)
                  |       chiricsanango   |
chuchuhuasi       |Maytenus ebenfolia     |sesquiterpenes, nocotinyl
                  |                       |alkaloids, triterpenes,
                  |                       |maytensine, etc.
clavohuasca       |Tynnanthus panurensis  |?
caupuri           |Virola surnamensis     |neolingans
cuchura-caspi     |Malovetia tamaquarina  |steroid alkaloids,
                  |                       |cornopharyngine
cumala            |Virola sp.             |tryptamines, B-carbolines,
                  |                       |neolingans, 2-Me-Ketones
garabata          |a) Gyettarda ferox     |canthemine, heteroyohimbe
                  |                       |alkaloids
                  |b) Uncaria guianensis  |spiro-oxindoles, bisindoles,
                  |                       |heteroyohimbe alkaloids
hiporuru          |Alchornea castenifolia |alchornine, imadazole alkaloids,
                  |                       |corynanthine (Niando)
huacapu           |Vouacapoua americana   |?
huairacaspi       |Cedrelinga             |?
                  |        catenaeformis  |
lupuna            |Ceiba pentandra        |?
miya              |Phrygilanthus          |?
                  |            eugenoides |
                  |                       |
mucura            |Petiveri alliaceae     |oligo sulfides, triterpenes,
                  |                       |trithiolans
mureru            |Cabomba aquatica       |?
                  |                       |
nuchu pichana     |Scoparia dulcis        |triterpenes,
                  |                       |6-MeO-benzo-xazolilnone
oje               |Ficus insipida         |furocoumarins, triterpenes,
                  |                       |biphenyl hexahydroindolizones
                  |                       |phenanthroxin dolizones
palisange         |Sclerobium setiferum   |?
pali santo        |Sclerobium setiferum   |?
pichana           |Ocimum micrantum       |sesquiterpenes
picurullanaquina  |Alternanthera lehmani  |?
piri-piri         |Cyperus sp.            |quinones, essential oils,
                  |                       |sapinones, sesquiterpenes
pokere            |Epiphyllum sp.         |?
pucahuasca        |Diploterys caverana    |DMT
pulma             |Calathea veitchiana    |tryptophan
raya balsa        |Montrichardia          |?
                  |         arborescens   |
remo caspi        |Pithecellobium laetum  |phytomitogenes, lupeol,
                  |                       |spinasterol
renaco            |Coussapoa tessmannii   |?
renaco            |Ficus ruiziana         |furocoumarins, triterpenes,
                  |                       |biphenylhexahydroindolizines
                  |                       |phenanthroxindolizines
sanang            |Abuta grandifolia      |tropolone isoquinolines
                  |                       |palmatine, oxoaporphins
shinguarana       |Cornutia odorata       |?
shoka             |Lomariopsis japurensis |?
suelda con suelda |Phtirusa pyrifolia     |?
tachai del monte  |Lygodium venustum      |antifertility agents
tahuari           |Anthodiscus pilosus    |?
tahuari           |Tabebuia heterpoda     |debenzoxanthines, lapachol
                  |                       |napthoquinones
tahuari           |Vitex triflora         |diterpene lactones, iridoid
                  |                       |glycosides, flavonoid glycosides
tamshi            |Carludovica divergens  |?
tangarana         |Triplaris surinamensis |?
tchai             |Opuntia sp.            |N-methyl-tyramine, mescaline
toe               |Brugmansia suaveolens  |tropane alkaloids
toe negro         |Teliostachya lanceolata|?
uchu-sanango      |Tabernaemontana sp.    |bisindol alkaloids, terpenoids
          e       |                       |cornaridine
?                 |Erythrina glauca       |alkaloids
?                 |Iresine sp.            |cinnamic acid amides