Meaning of caapi | Babel Free

Definitions

A hallucinogen, obtained from the South American vine, Banisteriopsis caapi, used medicinally by the indigenous peoples of the Amazon.

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Examples

“The bundle of the caapi would presumably have⟳ quite lost its virtue from the same cause, and I do not know⟳ that it was ever analyzed chemically;”

“No more interesting or complex narcotic drink⟳ can be found than ayahuasca, caapi, or yajé, prepared basically from the bark of the liana Banisteriopsis caapi.”

“A number⟳ of studies have⟳ confused ayahuasca, caapi, and yagé as substances other than Banisteriopsis caapi.”

“Describing some of the effects of caapi, which he took with the natives of an Amazon village, McGovern wrote: “Curiously enough, certain of the Indians fell into a particularly deep state of trance, in which they possessed what appeared to be telepathic powers.”

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