词汇 | deadman-s vine |
词源 | deadman’s vine. Deadman’s vine, also called ayahuasco, was used by Columbian Indians in religious rituals. A sip of the brew they made from this vine sends one into a deathlike coma. The woody vine is scientifically named Banisteriopsis caapi and today its bark is the source of the hallucinogenic alkaloid harmine. |
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