Anadenanthera

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Anadenanthera is a genus of South American trees in the Legume family, Fabaceae. The genus contains two to four species, including A. colubrina and A. peregrina. These trees respectively are known to the western world primarily as sources of the hallucinogenic snuffs Vilca/Cebil and Yopo/Cohoba.

The main active constituents of Anadenanthera is bufotenine.

Chemical compounds

Chemical compounds contained in Anadenanthera include:

• 5-Methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine, Bark
• Serotonin
• N-Methyl-serotonin
• 5-Methoxy-N-methyltryptamine, Bark
• Bufotenin, Seeds, bark
• Bufotenine N-oxide, Seeds
• N,N-Dimethyltryptamine, Seeds, pods, bark
• N,N-Dimethyltryptamine-N-oxide, Seeds
• N-Methyltryptamine, Bark
• 2-Methyl-6-methoxy-1,2,3-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole
• 2-Methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole
• 1,2-Dimethyl-6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole

Species

• Anadenanthera colubrina
  • Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.Conc.)Brenan var. cebil (Griseb.)Altschul
  • Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.Conc.)Brenan var. colubrina

• Anadenanthera peregrina
  • Anadenanthera peregrina var. falcata
  • Anadenanthera peregrina var. peregrina

References

General References

• Constantino Torres - Anadenanthera: Visionary Plant of South America (2006) ISBN 0-7890-2642-2
• Jonathan Ott - Shamanic Snuffs or Entheogenic Errhines (2001) ISBN 1-888755-02-4
• Richard Evans Schultes - Plants of the Gods (1992) ISBN 0-89281-979-0
• Patricia J. Knobloch - Wari Ritual Power at Conchopata: An Interpretation of Anadenanthera Colubrina Iconography. Latin American Antiquity 11(4), 2000, pp.387-402.
• http://leda.lycaeum.org/?ID=78

External links

• Society of Ethnobotanical Studies and Modified States of Consciousness
• The Preparation of Anadenanthera Snuffs (Plot55.com)
• Growing Anadenanthera colubrina (Plot55.com)
• Who Was Who in the Andean Middle Horizon Prehistory: Plant Identification
• Anadenanthera: Visionary Plant of Ancient South America